—v.tr.
1 plan or invent by careful thought.
2 Law leave (real estate) by the terms of a will (cf. BEQUEATH).
—n.
1 the act or an instance of devising.
2 Law a devising clause in a will.
Derivatives:
devisable adj. devisee n. (in sense 2 of v.). deviser n. devisor n. (in sense 2 of v.).
Etymology: ME f. OF deviser ult. f. L dividere divis- DIVIDE: (n.) f. OF devise f. med.L divisa fem. past part. of dividere
Useful english dictionary. 2012.