'Bequest' definitions:
Definition of 'bequest'
(from WordNet)
noun
(law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest, legacy]
Definition of 'Bequest'
From: GCIDE
- Bequest \Be*quest"\, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe[eth]an 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bequest'
From: GCIDE
- Bequest \Be*quest"\, v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] "All I have to bequest." --Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bequest'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- attested copy,
- bequeathal,
- birthright,
- borough-English,
- codicil,
- coheirship,
- coparcenary,
- devise,
- entail,
- gavelkind,
- heirloom,
- heirship,
- hereditament,
- heritable,
- heritage,
- heritance,
- incorporeal hereditament,
- inheritance,
- law of succession,
- legacy,
- line of succession,
- mode of succession,
- patrimony,
- postremogeniture,
- primogeniture,
- probate,
- reversion,
- succession,
- testament,
- ultimogeniture,
- will