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Variant of devise

devise Definition

de·vise (di vīz)

transitive verb, intransitive verb devised -·vised′, devising -·vis′·ing

  1. to work out or create (something) by thinking; contrive; plan; invent
  2. Law to bequeath (real property) by will
  3. Archaic to make secret plans for; plot
  4. Obsolete to guess or imagine

Etymology: ME devisen < OFr deviser, to distribute, direct, regulate, talk < VL *divisare < L divisus, pp. of dividere: see divide

noun

  1. a gift of real property by will
  2. a will, or clause in a will, granting such a gift
  3. the property so granted

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