'Bequeath' definitions:
Definition of 'bequeath'
From: WordNet
verb
Leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant: disinherit, disown]
Definition of 'Bequeath'
From: GCIDE
- Bequeath \Be*queath"\ (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See Quoth.]
- 1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property. [1913 Webster]
- My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hand down; to transmit. [1913 Webster]
- To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do bequeath my faithful services And true subjection everlastingly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To Bequeath, Devise.
- Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e., of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by courts. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bequeath'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abalienate,
- add a codicil,
- alien,
- alienate,
- amortize,
- assign,
- barter,
- cede,
- confer,
- consign,
- convey,
- deed,
- deed over,
- deliver,
- demise,
- devise,
- devolve upon,
- enfeoff,
- entail,
- exchange,
- execute a will,
- give,
- give title to,
- hand,
- hand down,
- hand on,
- hand over,
- leave,
- legate,
- make a bequest,
- make a will,
- make over,
- negotiate,
- pass,
- pass on,
- pass over,
- sell,
- settle,
- settle on,
- sign away,
- sign over,
- surrender,
- trade,
- transfer,
- transmit,
- turn over,
- will,
- will and bequeath,
- will to