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be·queath    Audio Help   (bĭ-kwēth', -kwēth')  Pronunciation Key  tr.v.   be·queathed, be·queath·ing, be·queaths Law To leave or give (personal property) by will. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work. [Middle English biquethen, from Old English becwethan : be-, be- + cwethan, to say; see gwet- in Indo-European roots.] be·queath'al, be·queath'ment n., be·queath'er n.

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