1. Real property transferred in a will. 2. To
transfer real property by will. Compare: Bequest;
Bequeath; Legacy.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
devise (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles - invent devise a new strategy
b) archaic - conceive imagine
c) to plan to obtain or bring about - plot devise one's death
2.
to give (real estate) by will - compare bequeath
devise (noun)
1.
the act of giving or disposing of real property by will
2.
a will or clause of a will disposing of real property
3.
property by will - devised
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
devise (verb)
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
SYNONYMS:
concoct, construct, contrive, cook (up), devise, drum up, excogitate, fabricate, make up, manufacture, think (up), trump up, vamp (up)
RELATED WORDS:
coin, design, hatch, produce; daydream, dream, fantasize; conceive, envisage, envision, imagine, picture, vision, visualize; ad-lib, extemporize, improvise
NEAR ANTONYMS:
clone, copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, mimic, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce
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