Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - devolution
Devolution
devolution
n. 1 the delegation of power, esp. by central government to local or regional administration. 2 a descent or passing on through a series of stages. b descent by natural or due succession from one to another of property or qualities. 3 the lapse of an unexercised right to an ultimate owner. 4 Biol. degeneration. Derivatives devolutionary adj. devolutionist n. Etymology: LL devolutio (as DEVOLVE)
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noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ~-, devolutio, from Latin devolvere Date: 1545 transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another, retrograde evolution ; degeneration, ~ary adjective ~ist noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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