About The Word Bequest
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Bequest
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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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