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Noun Devise Law Real Sense Verb |Dɪˈvʌɪz| Plan

Front devise
|dɪˈvʌɪz|
Back verb
1
plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought:
2
Law
leave (something, especially real estate) to someone by the terms of a will.
noun
Law
a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

DERIVATIVES
devisable
adjective
,
devisee
|-ˈziː |
noun
devise ( sense 2 of the verb)
,
deviser
noun
,
devisor
noun
devise ( sense 2 of the verb)

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