$ 0 0 devolution (権利・義務・地位などの)相続人への移譲、(中央政府から地方自治体への)権限委譲、事務委任、退化(n.) descent through stages of a process; decentralization (of power)例文 The recent devolution of authority over welfare policy from federal to state governments has caused some controversy.googlewordnikweblio英次郎dictionary.com