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 Definitions of bequest  [ɪˈkwɛst]  

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Definition of 'bequest' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bequest
the act of bequeathing.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME biqueste,biquyste)

Definition of 'bequest' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bequest, legacy
(law) a gift of personal property by will
Definition of 'bequest' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bequest
the act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B

2. (noun) bequest
that which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift

3. (verb) bequest
to bequeath, or leave as a legacy
Translation of 'bequest' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something bequeathed in a will
I received a bequest in my uncle's will.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: erflating, erfporsie, bem Arabic flag Arabic: وَصِيَّةُ إرث Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: дарение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: herança Czech flag Czech: odkaz, dědictví German flag German: das Vermächtnis
Danish flag Danish: testamentarisk gave; arv Greek flag Greek: κληροδότημα Spanish flag Spanish: legado
Estonian flag Estonian: testamendijärgne pärand Farsi flag Farsi: ارثیه؛ میراث Finnish flag Finnish: perintö
French flag French: legs Hebrew flag Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁה Hindi flag Hindi: वसीयत
Croatian flag Croatian: ostavština Hungarian flag Hungarian: hagyaték Indonesian flag Indonesian: hibah, warisan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: arfleiðslugjöf Italian flag Italian: lascito Japanese flag Japanese: 遺贈物
Korean flag Korean: 유증 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: palikimas Latvian flag Latvian: novēlējums; mantojums
Malay flag Malay: pusaka Dutch flag Dutch: legaat Norwegian flag Norwegian: testamentarisk gave
Polish flag Polish: spadek Persian flag Persian: ارثیه؛ میراث Pashto flag Pashto: میراث
Portuguese flag Portuguese: doação Romanian flag Romanian: moştenire Russian flag Russian: наследство
Slovak flag Slovak: odkaz Slovenian flag Slovenian: volilo Serbian flag Serbian: zaveštanje
Swedish flag Swedish: testamentarisk gåva, lega Thai flag Thai: เงินหรือทรัพย์สินที่เป็นม Turkish flag Turkish: miras
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 遺贈 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: спадщина, спадок Urdu flag Urdu: ورثہ ، ترکہ ، میراث
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tài sản kế thừa Chinese flag Chinese: 遗赠

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