devolvee

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.

Proto-Italic *wolwō

Latin volvō

Latin dēvolvōbor.

English devolve

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Old French -ébor.

Middle English -ee

English -ee

English devolvee

From devolve + -ee.

Noun

devolvee (plural devolvees)

1. (law) One to whom a right is transferred by devolution.
   • 1847, Scotland. Court of Session, Second Series. Cases Decided in the Court of Session..., page 1183:

     Now, I hold that the devolvee is an heir of entail, and that he is not a direct conveyee of the entailer.