bequeath 音標拼音: [bɪkw'iθ]
vt . 遺贈,遺留
遺贈,遺留
bequeath v 1 :
leave or give by will after one '
s death ; "
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry "; "
My grandfather left me his entire estate " [
synonym : {
bequeath }, {
will }, {
leave }] [
ant :
{
disinherit }, {
disown }]
Bequeath \
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v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Bequeathed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Bequeathing }.] [
OE .
biquethen ,
AS .
becwe [
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an to say ,
affirm ,
bequeath ;
pref .
be -
cwe [
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an to say ,
speak .
See {
Quoth }.]
1 .
To give or leave by will ;
to give by testament ; --
said especially of personal property .
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My heritage ,
which my dead father did bequeath to me . --
Shak .
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2 .
To hand down ;
to transmit .
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To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it .
--
Glanvill .
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3 .
To give ;
to offer ;
to commit . [
Obs .]
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To whom ,
with all submission ,
on my knee I do bequeath my faithful services And true subjection everlastingly . --
Shak .
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Syn :
To {
Bequeath }, {
Devise }.
Usage :
Both these words denote the giving or disposing of property by will .
Devise ,
in legal usage ,
is property used to denote a gift by will of real property ,
and he to whom it is given is called the devisee .
Bequeath is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy ;
i .
e .,
of personal property ;
the gift is called a legacy ,
and he who receives it is called a legatee .
In popular usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to embrace devise ;
and it is sometimes so construed by courts .
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49 Moby Thesaurus words for "
bequeath ":
abalienate ,
add a codicil ,
alien ,
alienate ,
amortize ,
assign ,
barter ,
cede ,
confer ,
consign ,
convey ,
deed ,
deed over ,
deliver ,
demise ,
devise ,
devolve upon ,
enfeoff ,
entail ,
exchange ,
execute a will ,
give ,
give title to ,
hand ,
hand down ,
hand on ,
hand over ,
leave ,
legate ,
make a bequest ,
make a will ,
make over ,
negotiate ,
pass ,
pass on ,
pass over ,
sell ,
settle ,
settle on ,
sign away ,
sign over ,
surrender ,
trade ,
transfer ,
transmit ,
turn over ,
will ,
will and bequeath ,
will to
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