DEVOLVE ON / UPON SB/STH


Meaning of DEVOLVE ON / UPON SB/STH in English

( formal )

1.

if property, money, etc. devolves on/upon you, you receive it after sb else dies

2.

if a duty, responsibility, etc. devolves on/upon you, it is given to you by sb at a higher level of authority

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.