6. (Biol.) A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.

Reversion of series (Alg.), the act of reverting a series. See To

revert a series, under Revert, v. t.

Re*ver"sion*a*ry (?), a. (Law) Of or pertaining to a reversion;

involving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the

termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or

right.

Re*ver"sion*a*ry, n. (Law) That which is to be received in reversion.

Re*ver"sion*er (?), n. (Law) One who has a reversion, or who is

entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is

terminated. Blackstone.

Re*ver"sis (?), n. [F.] A certain game at cards.

Re*vert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverting.]

[L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf. OF.

revertir. See Verse, and cf. Reverse.] 1. To turn back, or to the

contrary; to reverse.

Till happy chance revert the cruel scence.

Prior.

The tumbling stream . . . Reverted, plays in undulating flow.

Thomson.

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