bequeath
verb
[ bɪˈkwiːð ]
• leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
• "he bequeathed his art collection to the town"
Similar:
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,
demise,
devise,
Origin:
Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’ (see quoth).
