ˌdevəˈl(y)o͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: devolution
- the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.
synonyms:decentralization, delegation; More
redistribution, transfer;
surrender, relinquishment
"the devolution of power to the regions"- formal
descent or degeneration to a lower or worse state.
"the devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness" - Law
the legal transfer of property from one owner to another. - Biology
evolutionary degeneration.
- formal