bequeathment


be·queath

B0196100 (bĭ-kwēth′, -kwēth′)tr.v. be·queathed, be·queath·ing, be·queaths 1. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.2. 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.

bequeathment

(bɪˈkwiːðmənt) n another name for bequeathal