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Bequeather

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bequeathalnounThe act of bequeathing
beauperenoun(obsolete) A father.
prebendnounPolitical patronage employment.
obsequienounObsolete form of obsequy. [The last office for the dead.]
beseechverbTo beg or implore something of (a person).
benefactournounObsolete form of benefactor. [Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.]
beneficenounLand granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
excheatnounObsolete form of escheat. [(law) The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.]
bedewernoun(archaic, rare) Someone or something that bedews.
beweepernoun(rare) One who beweeps or laments someone or something.
enheritournounObsolete form of inheritor. [Someone who inherits something; an heir.]
beseechingverbA heartfelt plea.
obsequiesnoun(plural only) Funeral rites.
behalfenounObsolete spelling of behalf. [The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.]
inheritournounObsolete form of inheritor. [Someone who inherits something; an heir.]
bedesmannounObsolete form of beadsman. [(historical) A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.]
beadelnounObsolete form of beadle. [A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order.]
excheatornounObsolete form of escheator. [(England and Wales law) A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.]
escheatnoun(law) The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
besailenounAlternative form of besaiel. [(obsolete) A great-grandfather.]

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