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BEQUEST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) a gift of personal property by will
Synonyms:
bequest; legacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bequest" is a kind of...):
heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)
gift (something acquired without compensation)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
