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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

/ ²úɪˈ°ì·ÉÉ›²õ³Ù /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bequest1

C14: be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath
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But because there were three entities all bearing the Boerelegioen name, the court found that Mr Gray's bequest made was "vague concerning which entity was the intended beneficiary" of his will.

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But for the Orlando Museum of Art, which recently received a $1.8 million bequest from the estate of Margaret Young, that gift couldn’t have come at a better time.

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The gift of digital detox that we thought Australia was giving our daughter has also become a revelatory bequest for us — her American parents and her older brother.

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The biggest personal donation came from a bequest from Lord John Sainsbury, who left more than £10.2m to the Conservatives after his death.

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Although the museum has received far larger bequests, the gift, he said, is singular because it targets a single artist and presents his work in unusual depth.

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