My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to
me. --Shak.
To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.
--Glanvill.
3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]
To whom, with all submission, on my knee I do
bequeath my faithful services And true subjection
everlastingly. --Shak.
Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of
property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property
used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he
to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is
properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,
of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and
he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular
usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to
embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by
courts.