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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|bequethen}}, from {{inh|en|ang|becweþan||to say, to speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will}}, equivalent to {{prefix|en|be|quethe}}. Cognate with {{cog|fy|bekwathan}}.
From {{inh|en|enm|biquethen}}, from {{inh|en|ang|becweþan||to say, to speak, to address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will}}, equivalent to {{prefix|en|be|quethe}}. Cognate with {{cog|ofs|biquetha}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/bɪˈkwiːθ/|/bɪˈkwiːð/}}
* {{IPA|en|/bɪˈkwiːθ/|/bɪˈkwiːð/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bequeath.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{hyphenation|en|be|queath}}
* {{hyphenation|en|be|queath}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːð}} or {{rhymes|en|iːθ}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːθ|iːð|s=2}}


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{en-verb|bequeaths|bequeathing|bequeathed|past2=[[bequoth]]|past2_qual=obsolete|bequeathed|past_ptc2=bequethen|past_ptc2_qual=rare|past_ptc3=bequothen|past_ptc3_qual=obsolete}}
{{en-verb|past2=[[bequoth]]|past2_qual=obsolete|past_ptc2=bequethen|past_ptc2_qual=rare|past_ptc3=bequothen|past_ptc3_qual=obsolete}}


# {{lb|en|legal}} To give or leave by [[will]]; to give by [[testament]].
# {{lb|en|legal}} To give or leave by [[will]]; to give by [[testament]].
# To hand down; to transmit.
# To hand down; to transmit.
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1964|month=May|title=News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops|journal=Modern Railways|page=291|text=Ownership of manufacturing workshops is not essential to that job; but BR happen to have been '''bequeathed''' a considerable number with a proud history.}}
#* {{quote-av|en|year=2008|title={{w|Xavier: Renegade Angel|Xavier: Renegade Angel}}|season=1|number=10|text=First Xavier ({{w|Vernon Chatman|Vernon Chatman}}): Looks like I already did. You're the sad figment of my twisted psyche's tragic dividend. You're the un-me. I'm the real me. You wanna be me?<br/>Second Xavier ({{w|Vernon Chatman|Vernon Chatman}}): Kiddo, I was the real me when you were still in my short pants.<br/>First Xavier: Hate to break it to you, but I wore them first. Me '''bequeathed''' thee the psychopathological hand-you-down.<br/>Second Xavier: So you're the one who stained them!!<br/>First Xavier: Whoever found it, browned it.}}
# To give; to offer; to commit.
# To give; to offer; to commit.
#* {{quote-journal|en|journal=Workers World|author=Leslie Feinberg|url=https://ia804705.us.archive.org/23/items/lavender-and-red/Lavender_and_Red.pdf#page=219|title='Gay is good'|date=26 Mar 06|text=These young gay men and lesbians were more militant and began to reject advice from the homophile movement to try to "fit into" society, not to make waves, and to rely on professionals and establishment figures to '''bequeath''' them social rights.}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
* {{sense|give or leave by will}} The verb {{m|en||bequeath}} is usually used of [[personal property]]; for [[real property]], the term {{m|en|devise}} is preferred (hence the phrase ''give, devise, and bequeath'').
* {{sense|give or leave by will}} The verb {{m|en||bequeath}} is usually used of [[personal property]]; for [[real property]], the term {{m|en|devise}} is preferred (hence the phrase ''give, devise, and bequeath'').

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|unbequeathed|bequeathable|bequeathal|bequeather|bequeathment}}


====Related terms====
====Related terms====
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{{trans-top|to give or leave by will}}
{{trans-top|to give or leave by will}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կտակել}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կտակել}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|Miras buraxmaq}}, {{t|az|Miras qoymaq}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|завяшча́ць|impf|pf}}, {{t|be|адпі́сваць|impf}}, {{t|be|адпіса́ць|pf}}, {{t|be|адка́зваць|impf}}, {{t|be|адказа́ць|pf}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|завяшча́ць|impf|pf}}, {{t|be|адпі́сваць|impf}}, {{t|be|адпіса́ць|pf}}, {{t|be|адка́зваць|impf}}, {{t|be|адказа́ць|pf}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|завеща́вам}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|завеща́вам}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|遺贈|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|遗赠|tr=yízèng|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|遺贈|tr=yízèng}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|nalaten}}, {{t+|nl|overdragen}}, {{t+|nl|legateren}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|nalaten}}, {{t+|nl|overdragen}}, {{t+|nl|legateren}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|testamentata}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|testamentata}}, {{t+|fi|jättää}} {{q|+ optional [[perintö|perinnöksi]]}}
* French: {{t+|fr|léguer}}, {{t+|fr|transmettre}}
* French: {{t+|fr|léguer}}, {{t+|fr|transmettre}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|mandar}}, {{t|gl|legar}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|mandar}}, {{t|gl|legar}}
* German: {{qualifier|something}} {{t+|de|hinterlassen}}, {{t+|de|vererben}}
* German: {{qualifier|something}} {{t+|de|hinterlassen}}, {{t+|de|vererben}}, {{t+|de|vermachen}}, {{t+|de|aussetzen}}, {{t|de|übermachen}}, {{t+|de|vergaben}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hagyományoz}}, {{t+|hu|örökül hagy}}, {{t+|hu|ráhagy}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hagyományoz}}, {{t+|hu|örökül hagy}}, {{t+|hu|ráhagy}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|arfleiða}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|arfleiða}}
* Interlingue: {{t|ie|legar}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|legacar}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|legare}}, {{t|it|lasciare in eredità}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|legare}}, {{t|it|lasciare in eredità}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|遺す|tr=のこす, nokosu|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|遺す|tr=のこす, nokosu|sc=Jpan}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|verierwen}}, {{t|lb|hannerloossen}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|verierwen}}, {{t|lb|hannerloossen}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaheke}}, {{t|mi|wira}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaheke}}, {{t|mi|wira}}
* Occitan: {{t|oc|legar}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|biquethen}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|legar}}
* Old Frisian: biqathan
* Old Frisian: {{t|ofs|biqathan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zapisywać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zapisać|pf}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zapisywać|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zapisać|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|legar}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|legar}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|завеща́ть|impf|pf}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|завеща́ть|impf|pf}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|zaveštati|pf}}
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* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|dari}}, {{t|scn|dunari}}, {{t+|scn|lassari}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|heredar}}, {{t+|es|legar}}, {{t+|es|dejar}}, {{t+|es|ceder}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|heredar}}, {{t+|es|legar}}, {{t+|es|dejar}}, {{t+|es|ceder}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|rithisha|alt=-rithisha}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|rithisha|alt=-rithisha}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|testamentera}}, {{t|sv|efterlämna}}, {{t|sv|lämna i arv}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|testamentera}}, {{t+|sv|efterlämna}}, {{t|sv|lämna i arv}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|mirasla bırakmak}}, {{t|tr|vasiyetle bırakmak}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|mirasla bırakmak}}, {{t|tr|vasiyetle bırakmak}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|завіща́ти|impf|pf}}, {{t|uk|відпи́сувати|impf}}, {{t|uk|відписа́ти|pf}}, {{t|uk|відка́зувати|impf}}, {{t|uk|відказа́ти|pf}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|завіща́ти|impf|pf}}, {{t|uk|відпи́сувати|impf}}, {{t|uk|відписа́ти|pf}}, {{t|uk|відка́зувати|impf}}, {{t|uk|відказа́ти|pf}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|bekwathan}} (archaic)
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|neilitte}}
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{{trans-top|to hand down; to transmit}}
{{trans-top|to hand down; to transmit}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|doorgeven}}, {{t+|nl|overleveren}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|doorgeven}}, {{t+|nl|overleveren}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luovuttaa}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luovuttaa}}, {{t+|fi|jättää}} {{q|+ optional [[perintö|perinnöksi]]}}, {{t|fi|[[jättää]] [[jälkipolvi]]lle}}
* French: {{t+|fr|transmettre}}, {{t+|fr|passer}}
* French: {{t+|fr|transmettre}}, {{t+|fr|passer}}
* German: {{qualifier|jemandem etwas}} {{t+|de|hinterlassen}}, {{t+|de|vermachen}}, {{t|de|testamentarisch hinterlassen}}
* German: {{qualifier|jemandem etwas}} {{t+|de|hinterlassen}}, {{t+|de|vermachen}}, {{t|de|testamentarisch hinterlassen}}, {{t+|de|übergeben}}, {{t+|de|weiterreichen}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hagyományoz}}, {{t+|hu|örökül hagy}}, {{t+|hu|ráhagy}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hagyományoz}}, {{t+|hu|örökül hagy}}, {{t+|hu|ráhagy}}
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* Italian: {{t+|it|trasmettere}}, {{t+|it|tramandare}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|trasmettere}}, {{t+|it|tramandare}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaheke}}, {{t|mi|waiho iho}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaheke}}, {{t|mi|waiho iho}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|biquethen}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|legar}}, {{t+|pt|transmitir}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|legar}}, {{t+|pt|transmitir}}
* Sicilian: {{t+|scn|passari}}, {{t|scn|tramannari}}, {{t|scn|trasmèttiri}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|transmitir}}, {{t+|es|conferir}}, {{t+|es|pasar}}, {{t+|es|legar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|transmitir}}, {{t+|es|conferir}}, {{t+|es|pasar}}, {{t+|es|legar}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|vasiyet etmek}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|vasiyet etmek}}
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{{trans-top|to give; to offer; to commit}}
{{trans-top|to give; to offer; to commit}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|aanbieden}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|aanbieden}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luovuttaa}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luovuttaa}}, {{t+|fi|jättää}}
* French: {{t+|fr|donner}}, {{t+|fr|offrir}}
* French: {{t+|fr|donner}}, {{t+|fr|offrir}}
* German: {{t+|de|überlassen}}, {{t+|de|abgeben}}, {{t+|de|anbieten}}, {{t+|de|geben}}, {{t+|de|anbieten}}, {{t+|de|anvertrauen}}, {{t+|de|übergeben}}
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* German: {{t+|de|überlassen}}, {{t+|de|abgeben}}, {{t+|de|anbieten}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|donare}}, {{t+|it|offrire}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|donare}}, {{t+|it|offrire}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|biquethen}}
* Sicilian: {{t|scn|dunari}}, {{t|scn|òffriri}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|dar}}, {{t+|es|otorgar}}, {{t+|es|confiar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|dar}}, {{t+|es|otorgar}}, {{t+|es|confiar}}
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Revision as of 01:00, 26 July 2024

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth, past participle bequeathed or (rare) bequethen or (obsolete) bequothen)

  1. (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
    • 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:
      Ownership of manufacturing workshops is not essential to that job; but BR happen to have been bequeathed a considerable number with a proud history.
    • 2008, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 10:
      First Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Looks like I already did. You're the sad figment of my twisted psyche's tragic dividend. You're the un-me. I'm the real me. You wanna be me?
      Second Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Kiddo, I was the real me when you were still in my short pants.
      First Xavier: Hate to break it to you, but I wore them first. Me bequeathed thee the psychopathological hand-you-down.
      Second Xavier: So you're the one who stained them!!
      First Xavier: Whoever found it, browned it.
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.
    • 2006 March 26, Leslie Feinberg, “'Gay is good'”, in Workers World‎[1]:
      These young gay men and lesbians were more militant and began to reject advice from the homophile movement to try to "fit into" society, not to make waves, and to rely on professionals and establishment figures to bequeath them social rights.

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

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