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Meaning Of Devolve
v. t.
To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
v. t.
To transfer from one person to another; to deliver
over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
v. i.
To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed
over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into;
as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next
officer in rank.