reconvey

[ree-kuh n-vey]

verb (used with object)

to convey again.
to convey back to a previous position or place.

Origin of reconvey

First recorded in 1500–10; re- + convey

Related formsre·con·vey·ance, noun

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Historical Examples of reconveyance

It means restoration or reconveyance of the thing originally ceded, and so the gentleman from Delaware acknowledged.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)
Various
This would be a palpable fraud and a court would, if requested, order the reconveyance of the land and return of the money.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman
Albert Sidney Bolles
Spurred by public criticism the Common Council demanded its reconveyance.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I
Myers Gustavus

Word Origin and History for reconveyance

n.

1714; see re- + conveyance.

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