simple past tense and past participle of devise

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.

plural of devise

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devise

An act of devising.

plural of devisal

(obsolete) Particular; precise; finicky.

Alternative form of point-device

(law) The person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by a will.