attorn vs devise

attorn

verb
  • To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person. 

  • To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord. 

  • To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute. 

devise

verb
  • To leave (property) in a will. 

  • To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something). 

noun
  • The act of leaving real property in a will. 

  • Design, devising. 

  • Such a will, or a clause in such a will. 

  • The real property left in such a will. 

How often have the words attorn and devise occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )