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bequeath

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be·queath  (b-kw, -kwth)
tr.v. be·queathed, be·queath·ing, be·queaths
1. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.
2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work.

[Middle English biquethen, from Old English becwethan : be-, be- + cwethan, to say; see gwet- in Indo-European roots.]

be·queathal, be·queathment n.
be·queather n.

bequeath
Verb
1. Law to dispose of (property) as in a will
2. to hand down: the author bequeaths no solutions [Old English becwethan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.bequeath - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
leave behind, leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
devise - give by will, especially real property
pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
remember - show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will"
fee-tail, entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
disinherit, disown - prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

bequeath
verb 1. leave, will, give, grant, commit, transmit, hand down, endow, bestow, entrust, leave to by will
Translations
Spanish bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vtlegar
French bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vtléguer
German bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vtvermachen
Italian bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vtlasciare in eredità

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But the inheritance consisted in this only, a scrap of paper on which Spada had written: -- `I bequeath to my beloved nephew my coffers, my books, and, amongst others, my breviary with the gold corners, which I beg he will preserve in remembrance of his affectionate uncle.
Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it.
He had died without leaving a will, and he had no personal property to bequeath, even if he had made one, the whole fortune which he had derived from his wife having been swallowed up by his creditors.
 
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