bequeath

Meaning

Verb

  • To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  • To hand down; to transmit.
  • To give; to offer; to commit.

Origin

  • From Middle English bequethen, from Old English becweþan ("to say, to speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will"), equivalent to be- + quethe. Cognate with Old Frisian biquetha.

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