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Webster 1913 Edition
Devolution
Devˊo-lu′tion
,Noun.
[LL.
devolutio
: cf. F. dévolution
.] 1.
The act of rolling down.
[R.]
The
devolution
of earth down upon the valleys. Woodward.
2.
Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
The
devolution
of the crown through a . . . channel known and conformable to old constitutional requisitions. De Quincey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Devolution
DEVOLUTION
,Noun.
1.
The act of rolling down; as the devolution of earth into a valley.2.
Removal from one person to another; a passing or falling upon a successor.