Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bequeathal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-queathal
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of bequeathing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bequeath Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English bequeathal From bequeath + -al.

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What does bequeathal mean?
The act of bequeathing.
Where does bequeathal come from?
Etymology tree English bequeath Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English bequeathal From bequeath + -al.

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