devastavit

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēvastāvit (“he has wasted”), from dēvastāre, from dēvastō (“to devastate, lay waste”), from de- + vastāre (from vastō (“to devastate, lay waste, ravage”), from vastus (“deserted, wasted”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂st- (“empty; wasted”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌdiːvəˈsteɪvɪt/ Hyphenation: de‧va‧sta‧vit === Noun === devastavit (plural devastavits) (property law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation. (property law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets. ==== Synonyms ==== devastation (legal sense) ==== Related terms ==== devastate devastation (non-legal sense) == Latin == === Verb === dēvāstāvit third-person singular perfect active indicative of dēvāstō