- OE. biquethen, AS. becweðan to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- + cweðan to say, speak. See Quoth
- To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to me.
- To hand down; to transmit.To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
- To give; to offer; to commit.ObsTo whom, with all submission, on my knee I do bequeath my faithful services And true subjection everlastingly.To BequeathDevise.
