bewill

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/bɪˈwɪl/

verb

To will (to); bequeath by a will or testament.

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Meanings

bewill1

verbbewill (third-person singular simple present bewills, present participle bewilling, simple past and past participle bewilled)

present singular third person bewills · participle present bewilling · participle past bewilled · past bewilled

  1. transitiveTo will (to); bequeath by a will or testament.

    The other testamentary writing was on stamped paper, and was as follows: "This is my last will and testament, at my death for "my husband to bewill to him the sum of 300/., which is now "in the joint stock annuities, for his own use [...]"

    1800, Charles Viner, A general abridgment of law and equity

bewill2

verbbewill (third-person singular simple present bewills, present participle bewilling, simple past and past participle bewilled)

present singular third person bewills · participle present bewilling · participle past bewilled · past bewilled

  1. ScotlandUKdialectalTo cause to go astray.

Origin

bewill · verb

From be- + will.

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bewill · verb

From be- + will (“wandering, stray, lost in error”). Cognate with Scots bewild (“to bewill”).

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APA

bewill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewill

MLA

“bewill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bewill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewill.

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