devolve Definition

devolve
verb devolved, devolving

tr & intr
1. Said of duties, power, etc: to be transferred or transfer them to someone else.

Thesaurus: transfer, convey, delegate, commission, entrust, consign.
intr
2. law.
To pass by succession.
Example: On his death, the title will devolve on his nephew

Etymology: 15c originally meaning ‘to roll down' or ‘unfurl': from Latin devolvere, devolutum to roll down.