Dev′o‐lu″tion (?), n. [LL. devolutio: cf. F. dévolution.] 1. The act of rolling down.
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.