Vocabulary : Devoir to Devoration

Devoir : Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.
Devolute : To devolve.
Devolution : The act of rolling down. ;; Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
Devolve : To roll onward or downward; to pass on. ;; To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into. ;; To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
Devolved : of Devolve

Devolvement : The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
Devolving : of Devolve
Devon : One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
Devonian : Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system. ;; The Devonian age or formation.
Devoration : The act of devouring.

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