be ‧ queath /bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: becwethan , from cwethan 'to say' ]
1 . to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death SYN leave
bequeath something to somebody
She bequeathed her collection of paintings to the National Gallery.
bequeath somebody something
His father bequeathed him a fortune.
2 . to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you