the principle by which a person out of possession of land to which he or she had a good title is adjudged to regain this when he or she again enters into possession of the land
remitter in American English
(rɪˈmɪtər)
noun
1. Law
a.
the principle or operation by which a person who enters on an estate by a defective title, and who previously had an earlier and more valid title to it, is adjudged to hold it by the earlier and more valid one
b.
the act of remitting a case to another court for decision
2.
restoration, as to a former right or condition
3. Also: remittor
a person or company that remits or makes a remittance
Word origin
[1535–45; remit + -er3]This word is first recorded in the period 1535–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: credit, intercept, protocol, troop, twang-er is a termination of nouns denoting action or process. Other words that use the affix-er include: dinner, rejoinder, remainder, trover