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devisal rare.|dɪˈvaɪzəl| [f. devise v. + -al1. Cf. OF. devisaille device.] The act of devising; contrivance, invention.
1854–6Patmore Angel in Ho. i. ii. vi. (1879) 201 If aught of your devisal prove Too hard or high to do or be. 1875Whitney Life Lang. xiv. 309 Each word..has its own place, mode, and circumstances of devisal. |