All 3 Uses of
devise
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Or until it is found in your despite, and the Ruler has time to turn to lighter matters: to devise, say, a fitting reward for the hindrance and insolence of Gandalf the Grey.†
Chpt 2.2devise = come up with (invent or create)
- 'There is some new devilry here,' he said, 'devised for our welcome no doubt.†
Chpt 2.5 *devised = came up with (invented or created)
- The evil that was devised long ago works on in many ways, whether Sauron himself stands or falls.†
Chpt 2.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(devise as in: devise a plan) to come up with a way of doing something -- typically a creative idea or plan
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In law, devise can also reference a gift given in a will (or the act of bequeathing such a gift).