REVIVOR

Noun

revivor (plural revivors)

(UK, legal) revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.

(Ireland, legal) revival into force of a statute which had previously been repealed

Source: Wiktionary


Re*viv"or, n. (Eng. Law)

Definition: Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties, -- done by a bill of revivor. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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