Convey vs Bequeath - What's the difference?
convey | bequeath |
To transport; to carry; to take from one place to another.
* Shakespeare
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
* John Locke
(legal) To transfer legal rights (to).
* Spenser
(obsolete) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
To hand down; to transmit.
To give; to offer; to commit.
In legal|lang=en terms the difference between convey and bequeath
is that convey is (legal) to transfer legal rights (to) while bequeath is (legal) to give or leave by will; to give by testament.As verbs the difference between convey and bequeath
is that convey is to transport; to carry; to take from one place to another while bequeath is (legal) to give or leave by will; to give by testament.convey
English
Verb
(en verb)- Convey me to my bed, then to my grave.
- Air conveys''' sound; words '''convey ideas.
- to convey''' an impression; to '''convey information
- Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts.
- He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
- The Earl of Desmond secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust.
- I will convey the business as I shall find means.