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Definitions for bequeath
bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθbe·queath
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Princeton's WordNet
bequeath, will, leaveverb
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
Wiktionary
bequeathverb
To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property.
bequeathverb
To hand down; to transmit.
bequeathverb
To give; to offer; to commit.
Etymology: From bequethen, from becweþan, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To BEQUEATHverb
To leave by will to another.
Etymology: cwiw, Sax. a will.
She had never been disinherited of that goodly portion, which nature had so liberally bequeathed to her. Philip Sidney.
Let’s choose executors, and talk of wills;
And yet not so —— for what can we bequeath,
Save our deposed bodies to the ground? William Shakespeare, Richard II.My father bequeath’d me by will but a poor thousand crowns. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
Methinks this age seems resolved to bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis, c. 21.
For you, whom best I love and value most,
But to your service I bequeath my ghost. John Dryden, Fables.
Webster Dictionary
Bequeathverb
to give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property
Bequeathverb
to hand down; to transmit
Bequeathverb
to give; to offer; to commit
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bequeath
be-kwēth′, v.t. to leave personal property by will to another: to transmit to posterity, to leave behind: to commit or entrust to any one.—adj. Bequeath′able.—ns. Bequeath′al, Bequeath′ment. [A.S. becweðan; pfx. be-,and cweðan, to say. See Quoth.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bequeath in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bequeath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- завещавамBulgarian
- vermachen, vererben, hinterlassen, testamentarisch hinterlassenGerman
- legar, dar, ceder, otorgar, confiar, conferir, dejar, heredar, transmitir, pasarSpanish
- testamentata, luovuttaaFinnish
- passer, donner, léguer, offrir, transmettreFrench
- वसीयत में देनाHindi
- կտակելArmenian
- arfleiðaIcelandic
- legare, donare, offrire, trasmettere, lasciare in eredità, tramandareItalian
- 遺すJapanese
- 남기다Korean
- wira, whakahekeMāori
- overdragen, nalaten, aanbieden, legateren, doorgevenDutch
- transmitir, legarPortuguese
- завещатьRussian
- testamentera, lämna i arv, efterlämnaSwedish
- mirasla bırakmak, vasiyetle bırakmak, vasiyet etmekTurkish
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