vi·at·i·cal (v - t  -k l)adj. 1. or vi·at·ic (v -tk) 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 vi  ticus, relating to a journey, from via, road; see via. Sense 2, from viaticum.] |
viatical [vaɪˈætɪkəl]
adj
1. of or denoting a road or a journey
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of a plant) growing by the side of a road
[from Latin viāticus belonging to a journey + -al1]
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| Adj. | 1. | viatical - pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders; "viatical business"; "viatical companies"; "National Viatical Association" |
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