bequest

[Be*quest·]

When you receive some kind of gift, be it money or property, through a will, that gift is known as a bequest. Your aunt left you a bequest of the earrings she always thought you admired.

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The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.

Noun
(law) a gift of personal property by will


n.
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.

n.
That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.

v. t.
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.


Bequest

Be*quest" , n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwean 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.

Bequest

Be*quest", v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] "All I have to bequest." Gascoigne.

The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.

To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.

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Usage Examples

The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves.

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