Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
bequeath .
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Examples
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Fyrst I bequethe my sowle to Almyghty god or [our] lady St. Mary and all the holy company of heyvyng, my bodie to be buried in the church yarde of Cukefeld.
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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Two of his friends got substantial legacies; apparently Thomas Paycocke had lent them money and wished to wipe out the debt upon his death-bed, for, says the will, 'I bequethe to John Beycham, my weyver, v li and [i.e. if] there be so moch bitwene vs and ells to make it vp v li, and a gowne and a doublett ....
Medieval People Eileen Edna Power 1914
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