Bequeath /(bē̇*kwēth")/

Be·queath

Bequeath

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Bequeathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bequeathing

  1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.
    My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to me.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
    To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
  3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
    To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do bequeath my faithful services And true subjection everlastingly.