bequeath Copy link Outline 1. lēgo, 12. rĕlēgo, 1 • bequeath: 1. lēgo, 1: the money was b.'d to Fabia by her husband, Fabiae pecunia legata est a viro, Cic.: to his wife by will he b.s a large sum of money to be paid by his son, uxori testamento legat grandem pecuniam a filio, Cic. 2. rĕlēgo, 1: Ulp.: v. to leave. N.B. to b. one's (entire) estate to any one must be expr. by heredem aliquem (ex asse) instituere (v. heir): the term legare implying only that something is left to a third party, to be paid out of the estate.