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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OE.

biquest

, corrupted fr.

bequide

; pref.

be-

+ AS.

cwide

a saying,

becweðan

to bequeath. The ending

-est

is probably due to confusion with

quest

. See

The act of bequeathing or leaving by will;

as, a

bequest

of property by A. to B

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

Verb.

To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.

[Obs.]

“All I have to bequest.”

Gascoigne.

Noun.

Something left by will; a legacy.