First Known Use: 14th century
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bequest
noun be·quest \bi-ˈkwest, bē-\
: the property or money that you promise in your will to give to another person or organization after you die
Full Definition of BEQUEST
1
: the act of bequeathing
2
: something bequeathed : legacy
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Origin of BEQUEST
Middle English, irregular from bequethen
Related to BEQUEST
- Synonyms
- inheritance, birthright, heritage, legacy, patrimony
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Rhymes with BEQUEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
BEQUEST Defined for Kids
bequest
noun be·quest \bi-ˈkwest\
Definition of BEQUEST for Kids
1
: the act of leaving property by means of a will
2
: something given or left by a will
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