Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - devise
Devise
devise
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 plan or invent by careful thought. 2 Law leave (real estate) by the terms of a will (cf. BEQUEATH). --n. 1 the act or an instance of devising. 2 Law a devising clause in a will. Derivatives devisable adj. devisee n. (in sense 2 of v.). deviser n. devisor n. (in sense 2 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF deviser ult. f. L dividere divis- DIVIDE: (n.) f. OF devise f. med.L divisa fem. past part. of dividere
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I. transitive verb (~d; devising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, diviser, to divide, distinguish, invent, from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere to divide Date: 13th century 1. to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles ; invent , conceive, imagine, to plan to obtain or bring about ; plot , to give (real estate) by will, devisable adjective ~r noun II. noun Date: 15th century the act of giving or disposing of real property by will, a will or clause of a will disposing of real property, property ~d by will ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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