Associations to the word «Bequest»
Noun
- Byron
- Renaissance
- Leaving
- Businessman
- College
- Francis
- Rent
- Sutherland
- Cm
- Thanks
- Antiquity
- Deed
- Cambridge
- Pencil
- Monastery
- Shaw
- Trinity
- Purchasing
- Granddaughter
- Edwin
- Garrett
- Provision
- Cousin
- William
- Thomas
- Dublin
- Travelling
- Drawing
- Masterpiece
- Nation
- Joan
- Judith
- Yale
- Instruction
- Institute
- Edith
- Founder
- Motive
- Founding
- Pension
- Patron
- Bliss
- Mary
- Jefferson
- Surname
- Contribution
- Cox
- Excavation
- Church
- Purpose
- Construction
- Henry
- Intention
- Carpenter
- Shakespeare
- Prohibition
- Land
Adjective
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
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.