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bequeath

be·queath

UK/bɪˈkwiːθ/ US/bɪˈkwiːð/ uncommon

verb

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leave or give by will after one''s death

  • “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”
  • “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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From Middle English biquethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak, to address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”). Cognate with Old Frisian biquetha.

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