Bequeath
21bequeath — [OE] Etymologically, what you bequeath is what you ‘say’ you will leave someone in your will. The word comes from Old English becwethan, a derivative of cwethan ‘say’, whose past tense cwæth gives us quoth (it is no relation to quote, by the way) …
22bequeath — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English bequethen, from Old English becwethan, from be + cwethan to say more at quoth Date: before 12th century 1. to give or leave by will used especially of personal property 2. to hand down ; transmit …
23bequeath — bequeathable, adj. bequeathal, bequeathment, n. bequeather, n. /bi kweedh , kweeth /, v.t. 1. to dispose of (personal property, esp. money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece. 2. to hand down; pass on …
24bequeath — verb /bɪˈkwiːθ,bɪˈkwiːð/ a) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property. b) To hand down; to transmit. See Also: quethe, quoth, bequest …
25bequeath — v. (formal) (A) she bequeathed her fortune to him; or: she bequeathed him her fortune * * * [bɪ kwiːð] or: she bequeathed him her fortune (formal) (A) she bequeathed her fortune to him …
26bequeath — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grant, hand down, pass on, will; see give 1 , leave 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. leave, will, consign, hand over, bestow, impart, endow, give. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. Law. To give (property) to another… …
27bequeath — v. a. RG. 301 …
28bequeath — be·queath || bɪ kwiËð v. endow, leave property to someone in a will; pass on, transfer to another …
29bequeath — [bɪ kwi:δ] verb leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. ↘hand down or pass on. Derivatives bequeathal noun bequeather noun Origin OE becwethan, from be + cwethan say (see quoth) …
30bequeath — v. a. 1. Leave, demise, devise, will, give by will. 2. Transmit, hand down, impart …
