Definition of bequests Bequests
/bɪkwɛˈsts/ - [bikwests] -
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What does bequests mean?
Wiktionary 
- bequests (Noun)
Plural of bequest.
Part of speech
🔤- bequests, noun, plural of bequest.
WordNet
NounPlural: bequests |
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| bequest - (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||
| legacy | ||
| gift something acquired without compensation | ||
| heritage, inheritance practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom" | ||
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Wiktionary
- bequest (Noun)
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will. - bequest (Noun)
The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased. - bequest (Noun)
That which is left by will; a legacy. - bequest (Noun)
That which has been handed down or transmitted. - bequest (Noun)
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will. - bequest (Verb)
To give as a bequest; bequeath.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bequest (n.)
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B. - bequest (n.)
That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift. - bequest (v. t.)
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bequest
A gift of personal property by will.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bequest
be-kwest′, n. act of bequeathing: that which is bequeathed, a legacy. [M. E. bi-queste—A.S. bi'-cwiss; bi'-, a form of pfx. be-, qithan, to say. See Quoth.]
Part of speech
🔤- bequest, noun, singular of bequests.
