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Definition of Devolved
1. devolve [v] - See also: devolve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devolved
Literary usage of Devolved
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the American Revolution: Or, A Record of the Causes and Events by Jedidiah Morse (1824)
"Before the arrival of (he two remaining companies, Mr. Fry died, and the command
devolved on colonel Washington. Being joined by two other companies of ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"I have already noted that Brigadier-General Willich,commanding First brigade,
was seriously wounded at Resaca. The command of the brigade devolved on ..."
3. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"The College devolved upon him at Rector Piersons Death 1707. ... After Mr.
Fisk left it, the headship devolved upon Mr. Noyes who was in the Tutorship five ..."
4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"He became the first missionary, and upon Fuller devolved the labour of directing
and maintaining the work at home. As Fuller put it, comparing them to ..."
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