bequeathal

be·queath

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-kweeth , -kweeth]
- /bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-kweeth , -kweeth]
- /bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ/

Definitions of bequeathal word

verb with object bequeathal to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece. 1
verb with object bequeathal to hand down; pass on. 1
verb with object bequeathal Obsolete. to commit; entrust. 1
noun bequeathal The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest. 0

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Origin of bequeathal

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English bequethen, Old English becwethan (be- be- + cwethan to say (see quoth), cognate with Old High German quedan, Gothic qithan)

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Parts of speech for Bequeathal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bequeathal

bequeathal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bequeathal

noun bequeathal

inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
legacy — legacy system
gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.

All 12 Synonyms of bequeathal