bequest
[bih-kwest]
- a disposition in a will.
- a legacy: A small bequest allowed her to live independently.
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Origin of bequest
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Related Words for bequest
endowment, inheritance, settlement, legacy, estate, gift, devise, dower, bestowal, heritage, trust, devisal, bequeathal, bequeathmentExamples from the Web for bequest
Contemporary Examples of bequest
Muth called police to say she died from a fall, and told her family he was owed a bequest of $250,000.
Georgetown Socialite Viola Drath Killed by Assassin, Husband ClaimsSandra McElwaine
November 19, 2011
The bequest to Tolson was the final word on the closeness of their relationship.
Historical Examples of bequest
The founding or endowing of universities and public libraries by gift or bequest.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
Of Vogelwied, the Minnesinger, and his bequest to the birds.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
They might enforce on them a total abolition of inheritance and bequest.'
Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense MetaphysicsWilliam Thomas Thornton
One of the stories he had finished was "The $30,000 Bequest."
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
And knowing of this bequest, sir, I thought I'd bring the book down.
The Borough TreasurerJoseph Smith Fletcher
bequest
- the act of bequeathing
- something that is bequeathed
- law a gift of property by will, esp personal propertyCompare devise (def. 4), devise (def. 5)
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Word Origin for bequest
C14: be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath
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