Hypertext Webster Gateway: "devolution"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Devolution \Dev`o*lu"tion\, n. [LL. devolutio: cf. F.
d['e]volution.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
devolution
n : the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a
regional government) [syn: {devolvement}]
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