Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bequeath
Meaning of Bequeath
Ordinarily accepted meaning and interpretation of the word bequeath confines it to real property derived under a testamentary instument. In modern usage , the word has been used to describe any kind of testamentary disposition of property real or personal . See devise . Baldwin v Zien 134 N. W. 498, 117 Minn. 178.
Bequeath Alternative Definition
To give personal property by will to another. 13 Barb. (N. Y.) 106. The word may be construed “devise,” so as to pass real estata 36 Me. 216; 119 Mass. 525.
Synonyms of Bequeath
verb
- administer to
- afford
- allow
- assign dower
- bestow upon
- cede
- change hands
- contribute
- deliver to
- demise
- devise
- devolve upon
- dispense
- dispose of
- distribute
- donate
- endow with
- enfeoff
- furnish
- give
- give away at death
- give by will
- grant
- hand down
- hanaon
- hand over to
- interchange
- invest
- leave
- leave a legacy
- leave by will
- leave to
- make a bequest
- make a present of
- make legacies
- pass on to
- pass over to
- provide
- put in possession
- remit
- render
- transfer ownership
- vest in
- will to Associated Concepts: bequest
- foreign phrases: Da tua dum tua sunt
- post mortem tunc tua non sunt
- Give that which is yours while it is yours
- after death it is not yours
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What does Bequeath mean in American Law?
The definition of Bequeath in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
To make a testamentary gift of personal property; “devise” is the correct term for a testamentary gift of real property. But the distinction has long been fading, and if the context makes it at all proper, a court will find that “bequeath” includes or even means “devise,” and vice versa.
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Bequeath in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
A gift of personal property by will.
Note: This legal definition of Bequeath in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Bequeath
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Old English becwe_an “to say, speak to, exhort, blame,” also “leave by will;” from be- + cwe_an “to say,” from Proto-Germanic *kwethan, from PIE *gwet- “to say, speak.” Original sense of “say, utter” died out 13c., leaving legal sense of “transfer by will.” Closely related to bequest. “An old word kept alive in wills” [OED 1st ed.]. Old English beque_ere meant “interpreter, translator.” Related: Bequeathed; bequeathing.
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English Legal System: Bequeath
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bequeath :
To dispose by will of property other than land.
Compare devise.
Meaning of Bequeath in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Bequ
eath published by the National Association for Court Management: To give a gift to someone through a will.
Concept of Bequeath in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Bequeath: To give personal property by will.
Concept of Bequeath in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Bequeath: To give personal property by will.
What is Give and Bequeath?
A definition of give and bequeath is: These words, in a will, import a benefit in point of right, to take effect upon the decease of the testator and proof of the will, unless it is made in terms to depend upon some contingency or condition precedent.[1]
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- “Give and Bequeath” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)
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