BEQUEST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)