Associations to the word «Bequest»

Wiktionary

BEQUEST, noun. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
BEQUEST, noun. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
BEQUEST, noun. That which is left by will; a legacy.
BEQUEST, noun. That which has been handed down or transmitted.
BEQUEST, noun. A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
BEQUEST, verb. (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.

Dictionary definition

BEQUEST, noun. (law) a gift of personal property by will.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin