Topic: LAW
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | becwethan, from cwethan 'to say' |
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be‧queath
[transitive]
[transitive]1SCL to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death [= leave]
She bequeathed her collection of paintings to the National Gallery.2MX to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you
WORD FOCUS: give WORD FOCUS: give
put something in someone's hand: hand, pass
officially give something to someone: award, present, grant, confer, allocate
give something to people in a group: hand out, pass around, distribute
give to a charity: donate
give something to people after you die: leave, pass on, bequeath
➔ See also give
WORD FOCUS: give put something in someone's hand: hand, pass
officially give something to someone: award, present, grant, confer, allocate
give something to people in a group: hand out, pass around, distribute
give to a charity: donate
give something to people after you die: leave, pass on, bequeath
➔ See also give
