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bequeath

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8 lettersPronunciation /bɪˈkwiːθ/Part of speech verbSorted abeehqtuStarts with BEnds with H0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. leave or give by will after one's death

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • Ownership of manufacturing workshops is not essential to that job; but BR happen to have been bequeathed a considerable number with a proud history.
  • The queen’s longevity always meant that Charles’s reign would be relatively short and therefore one of his most important tasks would be to bequeath the institution to Prince William in reasonable repair.

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