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Added 9 October 2026

bequeath

/bɪˈkwiːθ/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bequeath at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Leave or give by will after one's death.
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry

Origin

From Middle English biquethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak, to address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”). Cognate with Old Frisian biquetha.

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