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Webster 1913 Edition


Bequest

Be-quest′

,
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
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′

,
Verb.
T.
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
[Obs.]
“All I have to bequest.”
Gascoigne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bequest

BEQUEST'

,
Noun.
Something left by will; a legacy.

Definition 2024


bequest

bequest

English

Noun

bequest (plural bequests)

  1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
  2. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
  3. That which is left by will; a legacy.
  4. That which has been handed down or transmitted.
  5. A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

Translations

Synonyms

Verb

bequest (third-person singular simple present bequests, present participle bequesting, simple past and past participle bequested)

  1. (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.