/
dɪˈvʌɪz/
v.
- plan or invent (a complex procedure or mechanism).
- Law leave (property) to someone by the terms of a will.
n.
Law a clause in a will leaving property to someone.
Derivative
- devisable adj.
- devisee n.
- deviser n.
- devisor n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. deviser, from L. divis-, dividere (see divide); the noun is a var. of device.
