the revival of a lawsuit that has been suspended owing to the death or marriage of one of the parties
revivor in American English
(rɪˈvaivər)
noun
English Law
the revival of a suit that has been nullified by some circumstance, as the death of one of the parties
Word origin
[1530–40; revive + -or2]This word is first recorded in the period 1530–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: explode, illegitimate, saturate, toilet, torture