Bequest : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Bequest	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Bequest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bequest n (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest, legacy]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bequest \Bequest"\, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe[edh]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bequest \Be*quest"\, v. t. To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] [bd]All I have to bequest.[b8] --Gascoigne.