/ bɪˈkwiːð; NAmE / verb bequeath sth (to sb) | bequeath (sb) sth ( formal )
1.
to say in a will that you want sb to have your property, money, etc. after you die
SYN leave :
[ vn , vnn ]
He bequeathed his entire estate to his daughter.
He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate.
2.
[ vn , vnn ] to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use, especially after you have died
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English becwethan , from be- about (expressing transitivity) + cwethan say , of Germanic origin.