be·queath /bi-'kwēth, -'kwēt̲h̲/ vt [Old English becwethan to speak to, address, leave by will, from be- to, about + cwethan to say]: to give by will
— used esp. of personal property but sometimes of real property; see also legacy, legatee compare devise
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.