Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reversionary

/ɹəˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: re-ver-sion-ary
IPA: /ɹəˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

adj

Pertaining to reversion, especially that of an estate.

Example Sentences

"a reversionary interest or right"
"If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired."
"Small animals Began to mooch around and climb up this Reversionary desk and dustable heirloom."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reversion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English reversionary From reversion + -ary.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/
British English: /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)ʒənəɹi/

Inflected Forms

reversionaries (plural) more reversionary (comparative) most reversionary (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce reversionary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/.
What does reversionary mean?: A reversioner.
Where does reversionary come from?: Etymology tree English reversion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English reversionary From reversion + -ary.

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