| 单词 | devise |
| 释义 | devise v. & n. --vtr. 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 |
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