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Devolution

ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn

Devolution definitions
noun
devolution
  1. the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration

    "demands for electoral reform and devolution"

    • the legal transfer of property from one owner to another
  2. descent to a lower or worse state

    "the devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness"

    • evolutionary degeneration