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Bequest

Bequest Meaning & Definition
Bequest Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bequest?

[n] (law) a gift of personal property by will

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bequest: legacy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bequest: attested copy | bequeathal | birthright | borough-English | codicil | coheirship | coparcenary | devise | entail | gavelkind | heirloom | heirship | hereditament | heritable | heritage | heritance | incorporeal hereditament | inheritance | law of succession | legacy | line of succession | mode of succession | patrimony | postremogeniture | primogeniture | probate | reversion | succession | testament | ultimogeniture | will

See Also | gift | heritage | inheritance

Bequest In Webster's Dictionary

\Be*quest"\, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe[eth]an to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See {Bequeath}, {Quest}.] 1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B. 2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
\Be*quest"\, v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] ``All I have to bequest.'' --Gascoigne.

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