Devise
A gift of real property made through a will. The person receiving the gift is a devisee.
Encyclopedia entry: Devise
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devise
Devise refers to a gift given by means of the will of a decedent of an interest in real property .
[Last reviewed in August of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team
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