Meanings
verbdevolute (third-person singular simple present devolutes, present participle devoluting, simple past and past participle devoluted)
present singular third person devolutes · participle present devoluting · participle past devoluted · past devoluted
- obsoleteTo devolve.
the right of the Aduowson was deuoluted vnto him
1596, Willial Lambarde, A Perambulation of Kent
Origin
- Latindevolutus
- Englishdevolute
From Latin devolutus.
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