- a ring bequeathed to her by her grandmother
- lessons bequeathed to future generations
He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.
Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same year: to say in a will that (your property) will be given to (a person or organization) after you die
: to give (ideas, knowledge, etc.) to (younger people) as part of their history
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