Bequeath
[bɪ'kwiːð] or [bɪ'kwið]
Definition
(verb.) leave or give by will after one's death; 'My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry'; 'My grandfather left me his entire estate'.
Typist: Ruth--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.
(v. t.) To hand down; to transmit.
(v. t.) To give; to offer; to commit.
Inputed by Evelyn
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Leave, demise, devise, will, give by will.
Typist: Lucas
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Give, grant, leave_by_will, devise, will, bestow, impart, demise, leave_\n.\,Legacy, inheritance
ANT:Withhold, alienate_\n.\, Disinheritance, transference, abalienation,dispossession
Checked by Danny
Definition
v.t. to leave personal property by will to another: to transmit to posterity to leave behind: to commit or entrust to any one.—adj. Bequeath′able.—ns. Bequeath′al Bequeath′ment.
Editor: Nettie
Examples
- I merely say, with quite another view, you are probably aware I have some property to bequeath to my child? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Dear, bequeath me that great patience Which has power to sustain A cheerful, uncomplaining spirit In its prison-house of pain. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And with such a diet they may be expected to live in peace and health to a good old age, and bequeath a similar life to their children after them. Plato. The Republic.
- The Abbe, quoting from King Cathire’s will, says, To Drimoth I bequeath fifty billiard balls of brass with the cues of the same material. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Having now bequeathed all he had to dispose of, and arranged his affairs in this world, Johnny, thus speaking, left it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But Epicurus bequeathed his gardens to his own school. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Every thing about the church is marble, and all from the same quarry; it was bequeathed to the Archbishopric for this purpose centuries ago. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Do not think that this genial flame sustained itself, or lived wholly on a bequeathed hope or a parting promise. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Our respected father, as you well know, bequeathed all the Stanhill effects that remained at Norland (and very valuable they were) to your mother. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- All the rest he died possessed of, he bequeathed to Peggotty; whom he left residuary legatee, and sole executrix of that his last will and testament. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The third bequeathed the Moonstone as a birthday present to his niece, on condition that my father would act as executor. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The latter informs the party that she bequeaths untold wealth to the young pair and an awful doom to Don Pedro, if he doesn't make them happy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- To the head-bandage was pinned a slip of paper: it bore in pencil these mocking words-- The nun of the attic bequeaths to Lucy Snowe her wardrobe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Checked by Archie