reversionary adjective & noun. [rɪ'vǝ:ʃ(ǝ)n(ǝ)ri] M17.
[from REVERSION + -ARY¹.]
A. adjective.
1. Entitled to the reversion of something. rare. M17.

2. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a reversion. E18.
reversionary bonus an increase in the amount of an insurance policy payable at the maturation of the policy or the death of the person insured.

3. Biology. Relating to reversion to an ancestral type; tending to revert; atavistic. L19.
b. noun. = REVERSIONER. rare. M17.

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