Definition of bequeath

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Bequeath (v. t.) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.

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Will :: Will (n.) To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch..
Bequest :: Bequest (n.) The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B..
Bequeath :: Bequeath (v. t.) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.
Leave :: Leave (v.) To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece..
Bequeathed :: Bequeathed (imp. & p. p.) of Bequeat.
Bequeathment :: Bequeathment (n.) The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest..
Bequeathing :: Bequeathing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bequeat.
Bequest :: Bequest (v. t.) To bequeath, or leave as a legacy..
Bequeathable :: Bequeathable (a.) Capable of being bequeathed.
Bequeathal :: Bequeathal (n.) The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
Legator :: Legator (n.) A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy.
Legatee :: Legatee (n.) One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
Bequeath :: Bequeath (v. t.) To hand down; to transmit.
Intestate :: Intestate (a.) Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate..
Bequethen :: Bequethen () old p. p. of Bequeath.
Demise :: Demise (v. t.) To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
Devisable :: Devisable (a.) Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will..
Bequeath :: Bequeath (v. t.) To give; to offer; to commit.
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Bequeathed by will; given by testament.
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