Middle English Dictionary Entry
dēvolūte adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dēvolūte adj. |
| Etymology | L dēvolūtus, ppl. of dēvolvere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Transferred, passed on.
Associated quotations
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)53 : Alisaundre rejoysed the kyngdam of Babilon, that was thanne..devolute to the kyngdam of Perse.