bequest

CEFRC1

/bɪˈkwɛst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    (law) a gift of personal property by will.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which is left by will; a legacy.

Examples

  • Did the bequest cover the cost of recruiting a professor?

  • His generous bequest enabled the church to continue funding the youth group.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

  2. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.

  3. That which has been handed down or transmitted.

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In context

  • 2006 SHERRY CLODMAN & EDWARD H. PEARCE: Well Advised. p.25 Civil Sector Press →ISBN A specific bequest is the gift of a specific sum of money, or the gift of a specific property or a particular asset. Perhaps the most common type of bequest, and undoubtedly t...

  • Yet some odor of religion is still lingering here, the bequest of pious souls, who had grace to enjoy a foretaste of immortal life.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English biqueste, bequeste (“will, testament, bequest”), from be- + quiste, queste (“saying, utterance, testament, will, legacy”), from Old English *cwist, *cwiss (“saying”) (compare Old English andcwiss, ġecwis, uncwisse, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *kwissiz (“saying”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say”). Related to Old English andcwiss (“answer, reply”), Old English uncwisse (“dumb, mute”), Middle English bequethen (“to bequeath”). Not related to quest, which is from Latin. More at quoth, bequeath.