different between testate vs bequeath

English

Etymology 1

From Latin test?tus (“testified”), perfect passive participle of testor (“I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will”), from testis (“witness”).

Adjective

testate (not comparable)

1. (law) having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).

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Noun

testate (plural testates)

1. (law) one who has left a valid will and testament

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Etymology 2

Adjective

testate (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having a test (external calciferous shell or endoskeleton)

Italian

Noun

testate f

1. plural of testata

Verb

testate

1. second-person plural present indicative of testare
2. second-person plural imperative of testare
3. feminine plural of testato

Anagrams

• settate

Latin

Participle

test?te

1. vocative masculine singular of test?tus

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

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