Bequest

Definitions

1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
2. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
3. That which is left by will; a legacy.
4. That which has been handed down or transmitted.
5. A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

Equivalents

Examples

“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 the most certain, it is the first to be paid after the settlement of estate debts.”

“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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