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• bequeath — be·queath /bi kwēth, kwēt̲h̲/ vt [Old English becwethan to speak to, address, leave by will, from be to, about + cwethan to say]: to give by will used esp. of personal property but sometimes of real property; see also legacy, legatee compare de …   Law dictionary

• Bequeath — Be*queath (b[ e]*kw[=e][th] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.] 1. To give or leave by will; to give by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bequeath — be‧queath [bɪˈkwiːD, bɪˈkwiːθ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially arrange for someone to have money or property that you own after your death, by writing it in your will: bequeath something to somebody • Sharp left the museum nothing, instead… …   Financial and business terms

• bequeath — ► VERB 1) leave (property) to someone by a will. 2) hand down or pass on. ORIGIN Old English, related to QUOTH(Cf. ↑quoth) …   English terms dictionary

• bequeath — [bē kwēth′, bēkwēth′; bikwēth′, bikwēth′] vt. bequeathed, bequeathing [ME bequethen < OE becwethan, to declare, give by will < be , BE + cwethan, to say: see QUOTH] 1. to leave (property) to another by last will and testament 2. to hand… …   English World dictionary

• bequeath — UK [bɪˈkwiːð] / US [bɪˈkwɪð] / US [bɪˈkwɪθ] verb [transitive] Word forms bequeath : present tense I/you/we/they bequeath he/she/it bequeaths present participle bequeathing past tense bequeathed past participle bequeathed formal to give someone… …   English dictionary

• bequeath — [[t]bɪkwi͟ːð[/t]] bequeaths, bequeathing, bequeathed 1) VERB If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. [FORMAL] [V n n] Fields s will bequeathed his wife Hattie and son Claude the… …   English dictionary

• property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …   Universalium

• bequeath — be|queath [ bı kwið, bı kwiθ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone money or property after you die by making a legal document called a WILL: LEAVE: bequeath something to someone: She bequeathed her jewelry to her niece. bequeath someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bequeath — /bakwiydV. To give personal property by will to another. It therefore is distinguishable from devise, which is properly used of realty. But if the context clearly shows the intention of the testator to use the word bequeath as synonymous with… …   Black's law dictionary

• bequeath — /bakwiydV. To give personal property by will to another. It therefore is distinguishable from devise, which is properly used of realty. But if the context clearly shows the intention of the testator to use the word bequeath as synonymous with… …   Black's law dictionary