[de.vise] vt de.vised ; de.vis.ing [ME, fr. OF deviser to divide, regulate, tell, modif. of (assumed) VL divisare, freq. of L dividere to divide] (13c) 1 a: to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles: invent b archaic: conceive, imagine c: to plan to obtain or bring about: plot
2: to give (real estate) by will--compare bequeath -- de.vis.able adj -- de.vis.er n
[2]devise n (15c) 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 devised by will