noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ~-, devolutio, from Latin devolvere Date: 1545 transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another, retrograde evolution ; degeneration , ~ary adjective ~ist noun
DEVOLUTION
Meaning of DEVOLUTION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012