simple past tense and past participle of devise

A person who devises something; a planner or inventor.

plural of deviser

That can be devised or invented. / Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.

plural of devision: obsolete spelling of divisions

Obsolete spelling of division

plural of devisement

Something devised or invented. / The act of devising something

The act of leaving real property in a will. / Such a will, or a clause in such a will. / The real property left in such a will. / Design, devising.

(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something). / (transitive) To leave (property) in a will. / (intransitive, archaic) To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.