bequeath

tr.v., -queathed, -queath·ing, -queaths.

1. Law. To leave or give (personal property) by will.
2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work.

[Middle English biquethen, from Old English becwethan : be-, be- + cwethan, to say.]

bequeathal be·queath'al or be·queath'ment n.
bequeather be·queath'er n.

Make a Bequest; transfer Personal Property by Will.

To specify by Will the recipient of personal property. Compare Devise.
Example: In Abel's will he bequeaths his automobile and wristwatch to his son.

verb

1. To give (property) to another person after one's death: leave, will. Law devise. See give/take/reciprocity, law.
2. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: hand down, hand on, pass (along or on), transmit. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: give in a will
Antonyms: take

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To dispose of personal property owned by a decedent at the time of death as a gift under the provisions of the decedent's will.

The term bequeath applies only to personal property. A testator, to give real property to someone in a testamentary provision, devises it. Bequeath is sometimes used as a synonym for devise.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - testamentere, lade gå i arv

Nederlands (Dutch)
legateren, nalaten

Français (French)
v. tr. - léguer

Deutsch (German)
v. - hinterlassen, vermachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κληροδοτώ (με διαθήκη), αφήνω

Italiano (Italian)
lasciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - legar em testamento

Русский (Russian)
завещать, передать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - legar, dejar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - testamentera, efterlämna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
遗赠, 遗留

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 遺贈, 遺留

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 유언으로 양도하다, ~에 전하다, ~을 위탁하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遺言で譲る, 後世に残す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خلف, أوصى ب, أورث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הנחיל, הוריש‬

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