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bequest

[ bih-kwest ]

noun

  1. a disposition in a will.
  2. a legacy:

    A small bequest allowed her to live independently.



bequest

/ bɪˈkwɛst /

noun

    1. the act of bequeathing
    2. something that is bequeathed
  1. law a gift of property by will, esp personal property Compare devise devise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bequest1

1250–1300; Middle English biqueste, biquyste, equivalent to bi- be- + quiste will, bequest, Old English -cwis ( se ) (with excrescent t, as in behest ), noun derivative of cwethan to say; on the model of bequethen bequeath
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bequest1

C14: be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath
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Example Sentences

Muth called police to say she died from a fall, and told her family he was owed a bequest of $250,000.

The bequest to Tolson was the final word on the closeness of their relationship.

This latter, however, includes some 500 volumes of the Herries bequest.

Dividends that are declared after a grant or bequest, though earned before, go to the legatee as income.

A bequest of money securities includes a note secured by mortgage.

This woman had three sisters, four brothers, and three uncles, who would have shared with her the pauper's bequest.

Few members of the Society, perhaps, are aware, either of the bequest or of its annual payment.

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