devolvede·volve /dɪˈvɒlvdɪˈvɑːlv/ verb1[transitiveT] to give work, responsibility, or power to someone at a lower or more local levelThe goal of the welfare bill is to devolve power and responsibility to the states.
2[intransitiveI]LAW if land, goods etc devolve to someone they become the property of that person when their owner diesIn the event of the guardian dying before the child attains twenty-one years, all of the estate shall devolve upon the said child and be held for him in trust.