† devoltdevoultadj.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman devolt = French dévolu, representing Latin dēvolūtus, past participle of dēvolvĕre.
Obsolete.
1623 (rev. ed.) ii. xxxvi. f. 124 If he..present not, then the presentment is deuolte [earlier edd. deuolute; 1721 devoulte] to the Patriarke.
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