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bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð -ˈkwiːθ] vb (tr)
1. (Law) Law to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will Compare devise [2] 2. to hand down; pass on, as to following generations [Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan] bequeather n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
bequeath Translations bequeath vt (in will) → vermachen, hinterlassen (to sb jdm) (fig) tradition → hinterlassen, vererben (to sb jdm) bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vt to bequeath sth to sb → lasciare qc in eredità a qn bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vt to bequeath sth to sb → lasciare qc in eredità a qn v bequeath [biˈkwiːð] to leave (personal belongings) by will She bequeathed her art collection to the town. bemaak يوصِي، يورِثُ дарявам odkázat, zanechat testamentere vererben κληροδοτώ legar, ceder testamendiga pärandama به ارث گذاشتن؛ از طریق وصیتنامه به کسی دادن testamentata léguer לְהוֹרִיש वसीयत करना ostaviti u nasljeđe hagyományoz menghibahkan, mewariskan ánafna í erfðaskrá lasciare in eredità 遺言で贈る 유증(遺贈)하다 palikti testamentu novēlēt (ar testamentu) mewasiatkan legateren testamentere zapisać w testamencie legar a lăsa prin testament завещать odkázať zapustiti (v oporoki) zaveštati testamentera ยกมรดกให้ miras bırakmak, (vasiyet ile) bırakmak 遺贈 заповідати ورثے میں چھوڑنا để lại 遗赠 n bequest [biˈkwest] something bequeathed in a will I received a bequest in my uncle's will. erflating, erfporsie, bemaking وَصِيَّةُ إرث дарение odkaz, dědictví testamentarisk gave; arv das Vermächtnis κληροδότημα legado testamendijärgne pärand ارثیه؛ میراث perintö legs יְרוּשָׁה वसीयत ostavština hagyaték hibah, warisan arfleiðslugjöf lascito 遺贈物 유증 palikimas novēlējums; mantojums pusaka legaat testamentarisk gave spadek doação moştenire наследство odkaz volilo zaveštanje testamentarisk gåva, legat เงินหรือทรัพย์สินที่เป็นมรดก miras 遺贈 спадщина, спадок ورثہ ، ترکہ ، میراث tài sản kế thừa 遗赠 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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