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reversionary vs reversion

reversion vs reversionary

reversionary is not a noun while reversion is a noun.

reversionary is an adjective but reversion is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reversionary No Yes No No
reversion Yes No No No
reversionary (noun) reversion (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state
turning in the opposite direction
returning to a former state
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
reversionary (adjective) reversion (adjective)
of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion)
Difference between reversionary and reversion

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