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devolvee

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor. English devolve English -ee English devolvee From devolve + -ee.

  1. derived from devolve English -ee English devolvee From devolve + -ee
  2. derived from *wolwō Latin volvō Latin dēvolvōbor✻
  3. derived from *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der✻

Definitions

  1. One to whom a right is transferred by devolution.

    • Now, I hold that the devolvee is an heir of entail, and that he is not a direct conveyee of the entailer.

The neighborhood

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