reverter

¹ American  

[ri-vur-ter] / rɪˈvɜr tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that reverts.

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reverter ² American  

[ri-vur-ter] / rɪˈvɜr tər /

noun

Law.

1. a future interest in property that rests in a grantor.

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Etymology

Origin of reverter¹

First recorded in 1885–90; revert + -er ¹

Origin of reverter²

1485–95; Middle English < Anglo-French, noun use of reverter (infinitive). See revert, -er ³

Example Sentences

Mas pesquisadores dizem que o escopo do apoio financeiro é incerto e que o financiamento extra não será suficiente para reverter anos de declínio.

From Science Magazine • May 26, 2022

This property was often held under conditions of reverter and remainders over, unless what was now declared to be illegal was religiously carried out.

From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)