Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another.
- n. Something that is bequeathed; a legacy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- n. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
- n. That which is left by will; a legacy.
- n. That which has been handed down or transmitted.
- n. A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
- v. To give as a bequest; bequeath.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- n. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
- transitive v. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- n. That which is left by will; a legacy.
- n. That which is or has been handed down or transmitted.
- To give as a bequest; bequeath.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. (law) a gift of personal property by will
Etymologies
Examples
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Looking at my own situation, if I die early and leave a large bequest "by mistake," that will come when my children still need it, whereas if I live longer and the bequest is diminished, that will be after my children have had time to establish themselves.
Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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In 1936, a bequest from the estates of Maud Walker-Ames and Edwin Gardner Ames established a fund that the university uses to
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Joseph Henry stated in his first annual report in 1847 in considering the role of the Institution in formally accepting the bequest of James Smithson: The bequest is for the benefit of mankind.
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Procopius, who, alleging as his title a bequest of the Emperor
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Library, London, was established by a bequest from the dissenting minister,
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Highlights also include the famous 1906 portrait of Gertrude Stein, which was a bequest from the American writer in 1946 and the Met's first Picasso acquisition.
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Not only would this hurt Sino-Norwegian relations, Mr. Lundestad was told, it would also run contrary to the spirit of Alfred Nobel's bequest, which is supposed to promote fraternity between nations.
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It is also important to consider the value of leaving an undamaged world to future generations, something which economists identify as bequest value.
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[1] Dr Williams’s library, London, which was established by a bequest from the dissenting minister, Daniel Williams (c. 1643 – 1716; DNB).
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[1] Southey was making use of Dr Williams’s library, London, which had been established by a bequest from the dissenting minister, Daniel Williams (c.
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