bequeath

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈkwiːθ/, /bɪˈkwiːð/ Hyphenation: be‧queath Rhymes: -iːθ, -iːð === Verb === bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth, past participle bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth or (rare) bequethen or (obsolete) bequothen) (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament. To hand down; to transmit. To give; to offer; to commit. ==== Usage notes ==== (give or leave by will): The verb bequeath is usually used of personal property; for real property, the term devise is preferred (hence the phrase give, devise, and bequeath). ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== quethe quoth bequest ==== Translations ====