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Bequest Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
(n.)
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.
(n.)
That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThat which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
bequest
\be*quest"\, v. t. to bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [obs.] "all i have to bequest."
bequest
\be*quest"\ (&?;), n. [oe. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + as. cwide a saying, becwe?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.
arrangement to give something at death; leave in a will; to pass on to posterity
**The lawyer will be arriving tomorrow with the bequest that he had left with him immediately before his death..
**The lawyer will be arriving tomorrow with the bequest that he had left with him immediately before his death..
Noun
1. (law) a gift of personal property by will
(synonym) legacy
(hypernym) gift
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Bequest Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
After this dream, pleasures of consolation from the knowledge of duties well performed, and the health of the young is assured.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectBequest Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A bequest is the act of giving (not the act of receiving) property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. In legal terminology, "bequeath" is a verb form meaning "to make a bequest."
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Bequest Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
A gift by last will or testament of personal property. A bequest is the same as a legacy.
This word is sometimes, though improperly used, as synonymous with devise. There is, however, a distinction between them. A bequest is applied, more properly, to a gift by will of a legacy, that is, of personal property; devise is properly a gift by testament of real property.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.This word is sometimes, though improperly used, as synonymous with devise. There is, however, a distinction between them. A bequest is applied, more properly, to a gift by will of a legacy, that is, of personal property; devise is properly a gift by testament of real property.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
A gift of personal property by will. A devise ordinarily passes realestate, and a bequest passes personal property.
