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Meaning of bewill | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
bɪˈwɪl

Definitions

  1. To will (to); bequeath by a will or testament.
    transitive
  2. To cause to go astray.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal

Examples

“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 [...]"”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

bewilled bewilling bewills bewimple bewimpled bewimples

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