verb

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

a training programme should be devised

conceive,think up,come up with,dream up,draw up,work out,form,formulate,concoct,design,frame,invent,coin,originate,compose,construct,fabricate,create,produce,put together,make up,develop,evolve,discover,hit on,hatch,cook up,contrive

noun

a clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.