"reversionary" meaning in English

See reversionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)ʒənəɹi/ [UK], /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)ʒənɹi/ [UK], /ɹəˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/ [US] Forms: more reversionary [comparative], most reversionary [superlative]
Etymology: reversion + -ary Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reversion|ary}} reversion + -ary Head templates: {{en-adj}} reversionary (comparative more reversionary, superlative most reversionary)
  1. Pertaining to reversion, especially that of an estate.
    Sense id: en-reversionary-en-adj-zgFmh4aj

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)ʒənəɹi/ [UK], /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)ʒənɹi/ [UK], /ɹəˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/ [US] Forms: reversionaries [plural]
Etymology: reversion + -ary Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reversion|ary}} reversion + -ary Head templates: {{en-noun}} reversionary (plural reversionaries)
  1. A reversioner.
    Sense id: en-reversionary-en-noun-ZGVh9cT3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 22 78

Inflected forms

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