devolution /dē-və- or dev-ə-looˈshən, -lūˈ/

1. A passing from one person to another
2. A handing over of powers
3. A modified home rule, the delegation of certain powers to regional governments by a central government

devoluˈtionary adjective

• successful
• successfully
• successfulness
• successfulnesses
• succession
• successional
• successionally
• succession duty
• succession house
• succession houses
• successionist
• successionists
• successionless
• successions
• succession states
• successive
• successively
• successiveness
• successivenesses
• successless
• successlessly
• successlessness
• successlessnesses
• successor
• successors