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Definition of Bequest
1. Noun. (law) a gift of personal property by will.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Heritage, Inheritance, Gift
Definition of Bequest
1. n. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.
2. v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
Definition of Bequest
1. Noun. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will. ¹
2. Noun. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased. ¹
3. Noun. That which is left by will; a legacy. ¹
4. Noun. That which has been handed down or transmitted. ¹
5. Noun. A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bequest
1. a legacy [n -S] - See also: legacy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bequest
Literary usage of Bequest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Scott Eldon (1828)
"bequest of a leasehold, without any words to pass the right to renew is revoked by
... bequest of residue to the children of A. equally, with bequest over, ..."
2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"The term is more commonly applied to a bequest of money or chattels, ...
A conditional legacy is a bequest the existence of which depends upon the happen-, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1845)
"A bequest to Charity, to be executed by the Court, having regard particularly to the
... bequest to such charitable uses as testator shall by codicil, ..."
4. A Treatise on Wills by Thomas Jarman, Joseph Fitz Randolph, William Talcott (1881)
"Where there is a bequest to A and her children, the general rule is that A has
... J. 4131, the bequest was of a term for years to S., "during her natural ..."
5. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1905)
"Becks bequest. Grimaldi ; or, The life of an actress: a drama in five acts ...
Becks bequest. Jessie Brown; or, The relief of Lucknow: a drama in three acts ..."
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