the act of inventing, contriving, or devising; contrivance
devisal in American English
(dɪˈvaɪzəl)
noun
the act of devising
devisal in American English
(dɪˈvaizəl)
noun
the act of devising; contrivance
Word origin
[1850–55; devise + -al2]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: headhunting, heavyweight, overprint, runoff, segue-al is a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin. Otherwords that use the affix -al include: denial, refusal