devising

de·vise  (d-vz)

tr.v. de·vised, de·vis·ing, de·vis·es

1. To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive: devised a new system for handling mail orders.

2. Law To transmit or give (real property) by will.

3. Archaic To suppose; imagine.

n. Law

1.

a. The act of transmitting or giving real property by will.

b. The property or lands so transmitted or given.

2. A will or clause in a will transmitting or giving real property.

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[Middle English devisen, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin *dvsre, from Latin *dvsre, frequentative of dvidere, to divide; see divide.]

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de·visa·ble adj.

de·viser n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

devising - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" fashioning, making production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" cartography, mapmaking - the making of maps and charts film making, movie making, moviemaking - the production of movies