Associations to the word «Bequeath»

Wiktionary

BEQUEATH, verb. (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
BEQUEATH, verb. To hand down; to transmit.
BEQUEATH, verb. To give; to offer; to commit.

Dictionary definition

BEQUEATH, verb. Leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats