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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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