Associations to the word «Bequeath»

Wiktionary

BEQUEATH, verb. (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
BEQUEATH, verb. To hand down; to transmit.
BEQUEATH, verb. To give; to offer; to commit.

Dictionary definition

BEQUEATH, verb. Leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.