Dĕv'o-lū'tion, n.
n. [L. Lat. devolutio, Fr. dévolution, Sp. devolucion, It. devoluzione. See infra.]
- The act of rolling down. [Rare.] “The devolution of earth upon the valleys.” Woodward.
- Removal from one person to another; a passing or falling upon a successor.
The devolution of the crown through a . . . channel known and conformable to old constitutional requisitions. De Quincey.