Category:Devolution

Dev`o*lu"tion, n. Etym: [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.