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bequeathing

/bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ /bəˈkwiːðɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To give or leave by will; to give by testament.

Examples :

"My grandmother is bequeathing her house to my mother in her will. "
property law family

Related Words

Illustration commit

commit noun

/kəˈmɪt/

The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.

"The commit to the new software version fixed the bug. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration transmit

transmit verb

/tɹænsˈmɪt/

To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.

"The teacher transmitted the important information to the students. "

Illustration testament

testament noun

/ˈtɛst.ə.mənt/

A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).

"My grandmother's testament clearly stated that her house would go to my uncle. "

Illustration granddaughters

granddaughters noun

/ˈɡrændɔːtərz/ /ˈɡrændoʊtərz/

The daughter of someone's child.

"Grandma loves to bake cookies for her granddaughters every Saturday. "

Illustration mother

mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

A (human) female who has given birth to a baby

"He had something of his mother in him."

Illustration offer

offer noun

/ˈɑfɚ/ /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔfɚ/

A proposal that has been made.

"I decline your offer to contract."

Illustration leave

leave verb

/liːv/ /liv/

To have a consequence or remnant.

"The party left behind a mountain of empty pizza boxes. "

Illustration jewelry

jewelry noun

/ˈdʒuːəlri/ /ˈdʒuːlri/

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

"She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed."

Illustration antique

antique noun

/ænˈtiːk/

A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.

"The old stone building had a series of grotesque antique figures, or gargoyles, guarding its roof. "

Illustration house

house noun

/hʌʊs/ /haʊs/ /haʊz/

A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

"My family's house is located near the school. "