Definition of "bequest" in English

noun

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.

   • 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.

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.

verb

1. (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.