Devolvement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Devolvement \De*volve"ment\, n.
     The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  devolvement
       n : the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a
           regional government) [syn: {devolution}]