Definition of Bequest. Meaning of Bequest. Synonyms of Bequest

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Bequest. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Bequest and, of course, Bequest synonyms and on the right images related to the word Bequest.

Definition of Bequest

Bequest
Bequest 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.
Bequest
Bequest Be*quest", v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] ``All I have to bequest.' --Gascoigne.

Meaning of Bequest from wikipedia

- giving real property by will, traditionally referring to real property. A bequest is the act of giving property by will, usually referring to personal property...
- Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed to the British Museum as the Waddesdon Bequest the contents from his New Smoking Room at Waddesdon Manor. This consisted...
- The Colonel's Bequest is a character-driven graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line featuring the character of Laura Bow. It was released for MS-DOS...
- A Bequest to the Nation is a 1970 play by Terence Rattigan, based on his 1966 television play Nelson (full title – Nelson – A Portrait in Miniature)....
- A bequest motive s****s to provide an economic justification for the phenomenon of intergenerational transfers of wealth. In other words, to explain why...
- A bequest for a M**** occurs when a person leaves a bequest in their will for a M**** to be said for the repose of their soul. In England after the Reformation...
- The Lane Bequest is a collection of 39 paintings from the estate of Sir Hugh Lane. The collection is mainly paintings by French 19th-century artists,...
- The Oudh Bequest is a waqf which led to the gradual transfer of more than six million rupees from the Indian kingdom of Oudh (Awadh) to the Shia holy...
- The Marten Bequest is an Australian charitable trust, from which scholarships are awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts on behalf of the trustee...
- refused. When the government finally attempted to claim them in 1928, the bequest was repudiated by the widow of Caillebotte's brother Martial Caillebotte...