bequeath

Definitions


[bɪˈkwiːθ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
(e.g: he bequeathed his art collection to the town)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’ (see quoth)




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