Device

de-vīs′, n. that which is devised or designed: contrivance: power of devising: genius: ( her. ) the emblem borne upon a shield: a picture of some kind, with a motto illustrative of a man's life or character, borne by an individual rather than by a family.— adj. Device′ful ( Spens. ), full of devices. [O. Fr. devise . See Devise .]