Definition of bequeath in English:

bequeath

verb bɪˈkwiːð

[with object]

1Leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
（按遗嘱）将个人财产遗赠给，（按遗嘱）将本人遗体遗留给
he bequeathed his art collection to the town
他将收藏的艺术品遗赠给镇上。
Example sentencesExamples
- If the executors do not appear, but the claimant can prove by inquest that the testator bequeathed him the tenement, it shall be delivered to him.
- Eyre Square was originally bequeathed to the people of the city in 1710 by Mayor Edward Eyre.
- Things look especially grim for him when they learn the actress had bequeathed him a ranch property in America worth quite a sum.
- He appointed her as his personal representative and bequeathed to her his personal property, consisting of the City Road premises.
- Most of them are from his estate which was bequeathed by his heirs to the State Russian Museum in today's St. Petersburg.
- By his will dated 8th June 1956 he appointed the Mother to be his executrix and bequeathed all his property whatsoever or wheresoever to her.
- The majority of the museum's major collections were donated or bequeathed by individuals.
- The Standish Collection was bequeathed to King Louis-Philippe of France and was eventually sold in London in 1853.
- In England, ex-offenders could be stripped of their property, denied the right to bequeath or inherit property, and barred from bringing suit or performing other legal functions.
- Parents bequeath property to their children in equal shares.
- The principle of freedom of testation leaves a person free to choose who should benefit from the estate, and there is nothing to prevent him bequeathing everything to charity.
- In my experience, actual wills have been drawn up bequeathing property to persons, when the testator (person making the will) did not have ownership of the property, and thus did not have the right to give the property to anyone.
- The individual owner, of course, may in turn sell, give or bequeath his property to any other individual or to the state.
- If there is a legally drawn up will, property is bequeathed by the estate holder.
- But when he dies he is to bequeath what is left in the manner agreed upon.
- Despite the changes to regulations in this area, many will still find they are forced to use savings or property they hoped to bequeath to family to fund long-term care.
- Traditionally, not only property is bequeathed, but social and political position as well.
- Such properties can also be legally bequeathed without capital gains tax.
- So I intend to bequeath my property to a charity.
- She bequeathed all her property equally among her children.
Synonyms
leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on, hand down, cede, consign, commit, entrust, grant, transfer, convey
donate, give, give over, turn over, vouchsafe
bestow on, confer on
Law demise, devise
1. 1.1 Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.
  传下，留下
  he ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him
  他废止了留传给他的不得人心的政策。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Just because they inherited a political and administrative tangle, it shouldn't inevitably follow that they bequeath an environmental disaster.
  But above all, his mistake was to assume that he had done enough to win simply by being competent in office and by bequeathing a healthy economy.
  Such is the system of administration bequeathed by the past two decades.
  To finalize the transfer of a license, the Liquor Control Board must bequeath its stamp of approval.
  The country's colonial past has bequeathed a wealth of Indonesian restaurants.
  "He wants to bequeath control to his sons, " alleges an insider.
  And he won't talk about the $4.6 trillion deficit he is bequeathing the nation or about wages.
  Islam and the Arabic language have bequeathed the Arabic alphabet for languages like Farsi, Urdu, Old Hausa and others.
  The most significant difference from 2001 is the looming change in the leadership election rules bequeathed by the former leader.
  Hurricane Katrina ‘is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.’
  Humans who developed a spiritual sense thrived and bequeathed that trait to their offspring.
  This is a concept bequeathed by the President, describing how to combine state planning with today's market economics.
  Substantive principles of rationality are always framed in the light of beliefs and ways of life bequeathed by a past that could have turned out otherwise.
  Imperial powers bequeathed the nation-state system to their colonies, but it has not worked well in either part of the world.
  The Junior player kindly bequeathed his sweatshirt, which cost him $11 at the inmate store.
  By not adequately working to build a political database, he bequeathed no organizational capacity to those who might come after him.
  In a way, the medical profession bequeathed these techniques to practitioners of folk medicine.
  The lava-rich soil bequeathed by Etna makes this part of Sicily extremely fertile.
  The spiralling costs of the upgrade of the Memorial Baths would appear to jeopardise other worthwhile community projects and bequeath a burden of debt on the city and its ratepayers for many years to come.
  Each region bequeaths its own brand of craft skills and the results are so variegated that the categories run into the hundreds.
  Synonyms
  hand down, hand on, pass on, impart, transmit

Derivatives

bequeathal

noun

If you have no immediate next of kin available as a witness, the bequeathal is still legal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most medical schools accept anatomical bequeathals for biomedical research and the training of Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists, and other Health Care Professionals.
- Donations and bequeathals are welcome and tax deductible.
- We have several Funds that have been built up or which arise from bequeathals or other gifts, some designated for specific purposes.
- Properly completed bequeathal forms have legal status, a formal last will and testament is not required.

bequeather

noun bɪˈkwiːðə

Heirs paid the debts of the bequeather and other taxes according to the inherited parts the property.
Example sentencesExamples
- Succession shall be governed by the law of the last state of residence of the bequeather.
- If the bequeather has no heirs or if no heir accepts the inheritance, the bequeather's tax liability shall be extinguished.
- Although bequeather and descendant have specific personal interests, they agree in their concern for preserving the fortune.
- The basic principles of inheritance are equality and the disposal rights of the bequeathers and the heirs.

Origin

Old English becwethan, from be- 'about' (expressing transitivity) + cwethan 'say' (see quoth).

The Old English form becwethan is composed of be- ‘about’ and cwethan ‘say’; the related bequest is Middle English, both reflecting a time when wills were often spoken rather than written. Quoth, an old term for ‘he/she said’ also comes from cwethan.

Rhymes

breathe, enwreathe, Meath, seethe, sheathe, teethe, wreathe

Definition of bequeath in US English:

bequeath

verb

[with object]

1Leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
（按遗嘱）将个人财产遗赠给，（按遗嘱）将本人遗体遗留给
he bequeathed his art collection to the town
他将收藏的艺术品遗赠给镇上。
an identical sum was bequeathed by Margaret
Example sentencesExamples
- If the executors do not appear, but the claimant can prove by inquest that the testator bequeathed him the tenement, it shall be delivered to him.
- The Standish Collection was bequeathed to King Louis-Philippe of France and was eventually sold in London in 1853.
- In England, ex-offenders could be stripped of their property, denied the right to bequeath or inherit property, and barred from bringing suit or performing other legal functions.
- Such properties can also be legally bequeathed without capital gains tax.
- If there is a legally drawn up will, property is bequeathed by the estate holder.
- The majority of the museum's major collections were donated or bequeathed by individuals.
- He appointed her as his personal representative and bequeathed to her his personal property, consisting of the City Road premises.
- Things look especially grim for him when they learn the actress had bequeathed him a ranch property in America worth quite a sum.
- She bequeathed all her property equally among her children.
- The principle of freedom of testation leaves a person free to choose who should benefit from the estate, and there is nothing to prevent him bequeathing everything to charity.
- Despite the changes to regulations in this area, many will still find they are forced to use savings or property they hoped to bequeath to family to fund long-term care.
- Traditionally, not only property is bequeathed, but social and political position as well.
- By his will dated 8th June 1956 he appointed the Mother to be his executrix and bequeathed all his property whatsoever or wheresoever to her.
- The individual owner, of course, may in turn sell, give or bequeath his property to any other individual or to the state.
- Eyre Square was originally bequeathed to the people of the city in 1710 by Mayor Edward Eyre.
- But when he dies he is to bequeath what is left in the manner agreed upon.
- So I intend to bequeath my property to a charity.
- Most of them are from his estate which was bequeathed by his heirs to the State Russian Museum in today's St. Petersburg.
- Parents bequeath property to their children in equal shares.
- In my experience, actual wills have been drawn up bequeathing property to persons, when the testator (person making the will) did not have ownership of the property, and thus did not have the right to give the property to anyone.
Synonyms
leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on, hand down, cede, consign, commit, entrust, grant, transfer, convey
1. 1.1 Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.
  传下，留下
  he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him
  他废止了留传给他的不得人心的政策。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The spiralling costs of the upgrade of the Memorial Baths would appear to jeopardise other worthwhile community projects and bequeath a burden of debt on the city and its ratepayers for many years to come.
  In a way, the medical profession bequeathed these techniques to practitioners of folk medicine.
  The most significant difference from 2001 is the looming change in the leadership election rules bequeathed by the former leader.
  The country's colonial past has bequeathed a wealth of Indonesian restaurants.
  Each region bequeaths its own brand of craft skills and the results are so variegated that the categories run into the hundreds.
  Islam and the Arabic language have bequeathed the Arabic alphabet for languages like Farsi, Urdu, Old Hausa and others.
  The Junior player kindly bequeathed his sweatshirt, which cost him $11 at the inmate store.
  The lava-rich soil bequeathed by Etna makes this part of Sicily extremely fertile.
  This is a concept bequeathed by the President, describing how to combine state planning with today's market economics.
  Just because they inherited a political and administrative tangle, it shouldn't inevitably follow that they bequeath an environmental disaster.
  Imperial powers bequeathed the nation-state system to their colonies, but it has not worked well in either part of the world.
  And he won't talk about the $4.6 trillion deficit he is bequeathing the nation or about wages.
  By not adequately working to build a political database, he bequeathed no organizational capacity to those who might come after him.
  To finalize the transfer of a license, the Liquor Control Board must bequeath its stamp of approval.
  "He wants to bequeath control to his sons, " alleges an insider.
  But above all, his mistake was to assume that he had done enough to win simply by being competent in office and by bequeathing a healthy economy.
  Humans who developed a spiritual sense thrived and bequeathed that trait to their offspring.
  Such is the system of administration bequeathed by the past two decades.
  Substantive principles of rationality are always framed in the light of beliefs and ways of life bequeathed by a past that could have turned out otherwise.
  Hurricane Katrina ‘is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.’
  Synonyms
  hand down, hand on, pass on, impart, transmit

Origin

Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’ (see quoth).

词汇	bequeath
释义	Definition of bequeath in English: bequeath verb bɪˈkwiːð [with object] 1Leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. （按遗嘱）将个人财产遗赠给，（按遗嘱）将本人遗体遗留给 he bequeathed his art collection to the town 他将收藏的艺术品遗赠给镇上。 Example sentencesExamples If the executors do not appear, but the claimant can prove by inquest that the testator bequeathed him the tenement, it shall be delivered to him. Eyre Square was originally bequeathed to the people of the city in 1710 by Mayor Edward Eyre. Things look especially grim for him when they learn the actress had bequeathed him a ranch property in America worth quite a sum. He appointed her as his personal representative and bequeathed to her his personal property, consisting of the City Road premises. Most of them are from his estate which was bequeathed by his heirs to the State Russian Museum in today's St. Petersburg. By his will dated 8th June 1956 he appointed the Mother to be his executrix and bequeathed all his property whatsoever or wheresoever to her. The majority of the museum's major collections were donated or bequeathed by individuals. The Standish Collection was bequeathed to King Louis-Philippe of France and was eventually sold in London in 1853. In England, ex-offenders could be stripped of their property, denied the right to bequeath or inherit property, and barred from bringing suit or performing other legal functions. Parents bequeath property to their children in equal shares. The principle of freedom of testation leaves a person free to choose who should benefit from the estate, and there is nothing to prevent him bequeathing everything to charity. In my experience, actual wills have been drawn up bequeathing property to persons, when the testator (person making the will) did not have ownership of the property, and thus did not have the right to give the property to anyone. The individual owner, of course, may in turn sell, give or bequeath his property to any other individual or to the state. If there is a legally drawn up will, property is bequeathed by the estate holder. But when he dies he is to bequeath what is left in the manner agreed upon. Despite the changes to regulations in this area, many will still find they are forced to use savings or property they hoped to bequeath to family to fund long-term care. Traditionally, not only property is bequeathed, but social and political position as well. Such properties can also be legally bequeathed without capital gains tax. So I intend to bequeath my property to a charity. She bequeathed all her property equally among her children. Synonyms leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on, hand down, cede, consign, commit, entrust, grant, transfer, convey donate, give, give over, turn over, vouchsafe bestow on, confer on Law demise, devise 1.1 Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else. 传下，留下 he ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him 他废止了留传给他的不得人心的政策。 Example sentencesExamples Just because they inherited a political and administrative tangle, it shouldn't inevitably follow that they bequeath an environmental disaster. But above all, his mistake was to assume that he had done enough to win simply by being competent in office and by bequeathing a healthy economy. Such is the system of administration bequeathed by the past two decades. To finalize the transfer of a license, the Liquor Control Board must bequeath its stamp of approval. The country's colonial past has bequeathed a wealth of Indonesian restaurants. "He wants to bequeath control to his sons, " alleges an insider. And he won't talk about the $4.6 trillion deficit he is bequeathing the nation or about wages. Islam and the Arabic language have bequeathed the Arabic alphabet for languages like Farsi, Urdu, Old Hausa and others. The most significant difference from 2001 is the looming change in the leadership election rules bequeathed by the former leader. Hurricane Katrina ‘is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.’ Humans who developed a spiritual sense thrived and bequeathed that trait to their offspring. This is a concept bequeathed by the President, describing how to combine state planning with today's market economics. Substantive principles of rationality are always framed in the light of beliefs and ways of life bequeathed by a past that could have turned out otherwise. Imperial powers bequeathed the nation-state system to their colonies, but it has not worked well in either part of the world. The Junior player kindly bequeathed his sweatshirt, which cost him $11 at the inmate store. By not adequately working to build a political database, he bequeathed no organizational capacity to those who might come after him. In a way, the medical profession bequeathed these techniques to practitioners of folk medicine. The lava-rich soil bequeathed by Etna makes this part of Sicily extremely fertile. The spiralling costs of the upgrade of the Memorial Baths would appear to jeopardise other worthwhile community projects and bequeath a burden of debt on the city and its ratepayers for many years to come. Each region bequeaths its own brand of craft skills and the results are so variegated that the categories run into the hundreds. Synonyms hand down, hand on, pass on, impart, transmit Derivatives bequeathal noun If you have no immediate next of kin available as a witness, the bequeathal is still legal. Example sentencesExamples Most medical schools accept anatomical bequeathals for biomedical research and the training of Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists, and other Health Care Professionals. Donations and bequeathals are welcome and tax deductible. We have several Funds that have been built up or which arise from bequeathals or other gifts, some designated for specific purposes. Properly completed bequeathal forms have legal status, a formal last will and testament is not required. bequeather noun bɪˈkwiːðə Heirs paid the debts of the bequeather and other taxes according to the inherited parts the property. Example sentencesExamples Succession shall be governed by the law of the last state of residence of the bequeather. If the bequeather has no heirs or if no heir accepts the inheritance, the bequeather's tax liability shall be extinguished. Although bequeather and descendant have specific personal interests, they agree in their concern for preserving the fortune. The basic principles of inheritance are equality and the disposal rights of the bequeathers and the heirs. Origin Old English becwethan, from be- 'about' (expressing transitivity) + cwethan 'say' (see quoth). The Old English form becwethan is composed of be- ‘about’ and cwethan ‘say’; the related bequest is Middle English, both reflecting a time when wills were often spoken rather than written. Quoth, an old term for ‘he/she said’ also comes from cwethan. Rhymes breathe, enwreathe, Meath, seethe, sheathe, teethe, wreathe Definition of bequeath in US English: bequeath verb [with object] 1Leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. （按遗嘱）将个人财产遗赠给，（按遗嘱）将本人遗体遗留给 he bequeathed his art collection to the town 他将收藏的艺术品遗赠给镇上。 an identical sum was bequeathed by Margaret Example sentencesExamples If the executors do not appear, but the claimant can prove by inquest that the testator bequeathed him the tenement, it shall be delivered to him. The Standish Collection was bequeathed to King Louis-Philippe of France and was eventually sold in London in 1853. In England, ex-offenders could be stripped of their property, denied the right to bequeath or inherit property, and barred from bringing suit or performing other legal functions. Such properties can also be legally bequeathed without capital gains tax. If there is a legally drawn up will, property is bequeathed by the estate holder. The majority of the museum's major collections were donated or bequeathed by individuals. He appointed her as his personal representative and bequeathed to her his personal property, consisting of the City Road premises. Things look especially grim for him when they learn the actress had bequeathed him a ranch property in America worth quite a sum. She bequeathed all her property equally among her children. The principle of freedom of testation leaves a person free to choose who should benefit from the estate, and there is nothing to prevent him bequeathing everything to charity. Despite the changes to regulations in this area, many will still find they are forced to use savings or property they hoped to bequeath to family to fund long-term care. Traditionally, not only property is bequeathed, but social and political position as well. By his will dated 8th June 1956 he appointed the Mother to be his executrix and bequeathed all his property whatsoever or wheresoever to her. The individual owner, of course, may in turn sell, give or bequeath his property to any other individual or to the state. Eyre Square was originally bequeathed to the people of the city in 1710 by Mayor Edward Eyre. But when he dies he is to bequeath what is left in the manner agreed upon. So I intend to bequeath my property to a charity. Most of them are from his estate which was bequeathed by his heirs to the State Russian Museum in today's St. Petersburg. Parents bequeath property to their children in equal shares. In my experience, actual wills have been drawn up bequeathing property to persons, when the testator (person making the will) did not have ownership of the property, and thus did not have the right to give the property to anyone. Synonyms leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on, hand down, cede, consign, commit, entrust, grant, transfer, convey 1.1 Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else. 传下，留下 he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him 他废止了留传给他的不得人心的政策。 Example sentencesExamples The spiralling costs of the upgrade of the Memorial Baths would appear to jeopardise other worthwhile community projects and bequeath a burden of debt on the city and its ratepayers for many years to come. In a way, the medical profession bequeathed these techniques to practitioners of folk medicine. The most significant difference from 2001 is the looming change in the leadership election rules bequeathed by the former leader. The country's colonial past has bequeathed a wealth of Indonesian restaurants. Each region bequeaths its own brand of craft skills and the results are so variegated that the categories run into the hundreds. Islam and the Arabic language have bequeathed the Arabic alphabet for languages like Farsi, Urdu, Old Hausa and others. The Junior player kindly bequeathed his sweatshirt, which cost him $11 at the inmate store. The lava-rich soil bequeathed by Etna makes this part of Sicily extremely fertile. This is a concept bequeathed by the President, describing how to combine state planning with today's market economics. Just because they inherited a political and administrative tangle, it shouldn't inevitably follow that they bequeath an environmental disaster. Imperial powers bequeathed the nation-state system to their colonies, but it has not worked well in either part of the world. And he won't talk about the $4.6 trillion deficit he is bequeathing the nation or about wages. By not adequately working to build a political database, he bequeathed no organizational capacity to those who might come after him. To finalize the transfer of a license, the Liquor Control Board must bequeath its stamp of approval. "He wants to bequeath control to his sons, " alleges an insider. But above all, his mistake was to assume that he had done enough to win simply by being competent in office and by bequeathing a healthy economy. Humans who developed a spiritual sense thrived and bequeathed that trait to their offspring. Such is the system of administration bequeathed by the past two decades. Substantive principles of rationality are always framed in the light of beliefs and ways of life bequeathed by a past that could have turned out otherwise. Hurricane Katrina ‘is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.’ Synonyms hand down, hand on, pass on, impart, transmit Origin Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’ (see quoth).
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