ROOTS-L Archives

Archiver > ROOTS > 2001-01 > 142129


From: "John F. Chandler" <>
Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: Unknown 1800's word: deo__e
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:02 EST
In-Reply-To: branagak@twcny.rr.com message of Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:52:52 -0500


The word is clearly "devise", meaning "leave by will". It's a word that
lawyers use, but nobody else does (with that meaning).

John Chandler

This thread: