devise (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The act of bequeathingII. That which is bequeathed • devise (subs.): I. The act of bequeathing: expr. by lēgo: by this d. of his property, *quum rem familiarem ita testamento legasset: v. to bequeath. II. That which is bequeathed: lēgātum: v. legacy, will.