reconveyance

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noun

The conveyance of a property back to a former owner

OriginEnglish conveyance ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreconveyance (countable and uncountable, plural reconveyances)

plural reconveyances

  1. countableuncountableThe conveyance of a property back to a former owner

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishconveyance
  7. Englishreconveyance

From re- + conveyance.

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APA

reconveyance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconveyance

MLA

“reconveyance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconveyance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconveyance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconveyance.

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