BEQUEATHED - meaning and definition. What is BEQUEATHED
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What (who) is BEQUEATHED - definition

ACT OF GIVING (NOT THE ACT OF RECEIVING) PROPERTY BY WILL
Bequeath; Bequeathed; All the estate I own; Conditional bequest; Civil Law Concerning Charitable Bequests; Charitable Bequests, Civil Law Concerning; Bequests; Bequest

Bequeathed         
·Impf & ·p.p. of Bequeath.
bequeath         
v. a.
1.
Leave, demise, devise, will, give by will.
2.
Transmit, hand down, impart.
bequeath         
[b?'kwi:?]
¦ verb leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
?hand down or pass on.
Derivatives
bequeathal noun
bequeather noun
Origin
OE becwethan, from be- + cwethan 'say' (see quoth).

Wikipedia

Bequest and devise

Historically, a bequest is personal property given by will and a devise is real property given by will. Today, the two words are often used interchangeably.

The word bequeath is a verb form for the act of making a bequest.

Examples of use of BEQUEATHED
1. Within the disintegrating political party bequeathed to him by Mr.
2. The aunt had bequeathed the apartment to her niece.
3. It looks as if her husband bequeathed her the post.
4. Regrettably, these words are not viewed as a legacy bequeathed to the incumbent prime minister.
5. Its a disease that the colonial governments bestowed and bequeathed to African Continent.