devisement

Something devised or invented.

Noun

  1. Something devised or invented.
    • Praising nursery rhymes, Vita Sackville-West observed, The direct statement can seldom compare in aesthetic value with the oblique statement — which is probably the ultimate meaning that man sets on that strange...
  2. The act of devising something
    • The devisement of schemes for the abolishment of slavery in the rebellious states should be frowned upon. - 1904, James McSherry, History of Maryland, Baltimore, page 374:

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