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What does bequeath mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bequeath? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.
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He gave his overcoat to an alcoholic panhandler on the street in return for a promise that the man would bequeath him his liver for research.
I bequeath three-fiftieths thereof to my niece Louisa, daughter of my brother Amos.
All persons of sound mind are competent to bequeath and devise real and personal estate, excepting infants and married women.
We must always remember that when we write our history, we are trying to bequeath valuable records to our future generations.
All the residue of my estate, including real and personal property, I give, devise, and bequeath to Earlham College.
The individual owner, of course, may in turn sell, give or bequeath his property to any other individual or to the state.

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