Word: reversion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
ver
sion
Definition: A sum payable on a person's death.
Morphemes:
Affix: revert
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Of an estate: To return to its former owner, or to his or her heirs, when a grant comes to an end.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: revertō
Language: la
Decoded: reverto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I return
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.