[ ˌdi:və'lu:ʃ(ə)n , dɛv- ]
■ noun
1》 the devolving of power by central government to local or regional administration.
2》 Law the legal transfer of property from one owner to another.
3》 formal descent or degeneration to a lower or worse state.
↘ Biology evolutionary degeneration.
Derivatives
~ary adjective
~ist noun