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·queath al, be·queathment n.be·queath er n. |
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