Meaning of BEQUEST
| Pronunciation: | | bi'kwest
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| | Definition: | | [n] (law) a gift of personal property by will |
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| | Synonyms: | | legacy |
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| | See Also: | | gift, heritage, inheritance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a
legacy; also, a gift.
\Be*quest"\, v. t.
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] ``All I have to
bequest.'' --Gascoigne.
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| | Definition: | | Gift made in a will. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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