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    bequest
    /bɪˈkwɛst/

    noun

    • 1. a legacy: "a bequest of over £300,000"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEQUEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BEQUEST definition: 1. the money or property belonging to someone that they say that, after their death, they wish to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bequestBequest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : something given or left by will or transmitted from the past : something bequeathed : legacy. made a bequest of his paintings to the museum. Synonyms. birthright. heritage. inheritance. legacy. patrimony. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bequest in a Sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bequestBequest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The noun bequest is something one arranges to give away after death, sort of a gift from beyond the grave. Basically, putting a bequest in a will is a way of making sure the right person will get certain goods after your death.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bequestBEQUEST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bequest definition: a disposition in a will.. See examples of BEQUEST used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEQUEST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the money or property belonging to someone that they say that, after their death, they wish to be given to other people: Her will included small bequests to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inheriting & bequeathing. assign. beneficiary. bequeath. cadger. co-executor. co-heir.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEQUEST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die. The church here was left a bequest to hire doctors who would work amongst the poor. Synonyms: legacy , gift , settlement , heritage More Synonyms of bequest

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbequest noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of bequest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › bequestBequest - definition of bequest by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. Law The act of giving or leaving personal property by a will. 2. Something that is bequeathed; a legacy. [Middle English biquest (influenced by biquethen, to bequeath) : bi-, be- + quist, will (from Old English -cwis, as in andcwis, answer; see g w et- in Indo-European roots ).]

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › bequest_nbequest, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun bequest is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for bequest is from around 1300, in the writing of Robert Mannyng, poet and historian.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEQUEST | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    BEQUEST meaning: money or property that you have arranged for someone to get after you die. Learn more.