DEVOLUTION

devolution, devolvement

(noun) the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

degeneration, devolution

(noun) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

devolution (plural devolutions)

A rolling down.

A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession

The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

(pejorative) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).

(British) The transfer of some powers, and the delegation of some functions, from a central sovereign government to local government; eg. from Westminster to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly.

Source: Wiktionary

Dev`o*lu"tion, n. Etym: [LL. devolutio: cf. F. dévolution.]

1. The act of rolling down. [R.] The devolution of earth down upon the valleys. Woodward.

2. Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor. The devolution of the crown through a . . . channel known and conformable to old constitutional requisitions. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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