a will disposing of real property
"You cannot devise land to someone unless you have a valid will that explicitly disposes of that real property."
(law) a gift of real property by will
"The lawyer explained that his father's decision to devise the family estate to him was outlined clearly in the last will and testament."
The act of leaving real property in a will.
"The lawyer helped my grandfather devise his estate so that the family farm would pass directly to his eldest son upon his death."
give by will, especially real property
"The old baron devised his entire estate to his youngest daughter in his last will and testament."
To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
"The team had to devise a complex algorithm that could process millions of data points in seconds without crashing the server."