bequeath

Definition of Bequeath in English :

1. bequeath, leave, will

leave or give by will after one's death

Example Sentences:
'My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry'
'My grandfather left me his entire estate'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bequeath

verb (transitive)

1. law

to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will

Compare devise (sense 2)

2.

to hand down; pass on, as to following generations

verb transitiveWord forms: beˈqueathed or beˈqueathing

1.

to leave (property) to another by last will and testament

2.

to hand down; pass on

he bequeathed his talent to his son

tr.v. be·queathed, be·queath·ing, be·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.