viatical


vi·at·i·cal

V0082850 (vī-ăt′ĭ-kəl)adj.1. or vi·at·ic (vī-ăt′ĭk) Of or relating to traveling, a road, or a way.2. Of or relating to a contractual arrangement in which a business buys life insurance policies from terminally ill patients for a percentage of the face value: a viatical settlement.
[From Latin viāticus, relating to a journey, from via, road; see via. Sense 2, from viaticum.]

viatical

(vaɪˈætɪkəl) adj1. of or denoting a road or a journey2. (Botany) botany (of a plant) growing by the side of a road[C19: from Latin viāticus belonging to a journey + -al1]

vi•at•i•cal

(vaɪˈæt ɪ kəl, vi-)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to a viaticum. 2. of or pertaining to a form of insurance business that pays off on the insurance policies of the terminally ill.[1845–50]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.viatical - pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders; "viatical business"; "viatical companies"; "National Viatical Association"