Deviltry

sorcery; mischief. Devious. See under Deviate. with De- Devise, de-viz', v. t. [-vised (-vlzd'), -vising.] To comform in the mind by new combinations of ideas, applications of principles, or arrangement of parts; to with strike out by thought; to plan for, purpose to ob- To tain. {Law.) To give by will, — used of real estate; to bequeath. — v. i. To form a scheme, lay a plan, contrive.— n. Act of disposing of real estate by will;; a will or testament, properly of real estate; property or given by will. — Devis'er, n. One who devises; an inventor. — Devis'or, -6r, n. (Law.) One who gives real estate by will; a testator. — Device, de-vis"', n. of, Thing devised, or formed by design; contrivance; -er, invention; a stratagem; a heraldic motto, usually connected with an emblematic picture; power of devising; invention; genius. dam- Devoid, de-void', a. Destitute; not in po e ion.