inheritance vs devise

inheritance and devise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inheritance	Yes	No	No	No
devise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, devise is a hyponym of inheritance; that is, devise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inheritance:

inheritance: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
devise: (law) a gift of real property by will

Other hyponyms of inheritance include primogeniture, borough English, accretion, bequest, legacy, birthright, patrimony, heirloom.

inheritance (noun)	devise (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property	(law) a gift of real property by will
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors	a will disposing of real property
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

inheritance (verb)	devise (verb)
	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
	arrange by systematic planning and united effort
	give by will, especially real property