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bequeath

English

Etymology

From Middle English bequethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”), equivalent to be- +? quethe. Cognate with West Frisian bekwathan.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /b??kwi??/, /b??kwi?ð/
  • Hyphenation: be?queath
  • Rhymes: -i?ð or Rhymes: -i??

Verb

bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth, past participle bequeathed or (rare) bequethen or (obsolete) bequothen)

  1. (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.

Usage notes

  • (give or leave by will): The verb bequeath is usually used of personal property; for real property, the term devise is preferred (hence the phrase give, devise, and bequeath).

Related terms

  • quethe
  • quoth
  • bequest

Translations

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bequests

English

Noun

bequests

  1. plural of bequest

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