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Bequest — A bequest is the act of giving (not the act of receiving) property by will.[1] Strictly, bequest is used of personal property, and devise of real property. In legal terminology, bequeath is a verb form meaning to make a bequest. (From Old English … Wikipedia
bequest — n. 1) to make a bequest 2) a bequest to * * * [bɪ kwest] a bequest to to make a bequest … Combinatory dictionary
Bequest For Masses (Canada) — Bequests for Masses (Canada) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bequests for Masses (Canada) The law governing bequests, being concerned with property and civil rights , falls within the legislative competency of the provincial legislatures,… … Catholic encyclopedia
bequest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, large ▪ The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman. ▪ charitable VERB + BEQUEST ▪ leave (sb) … Collocations dictionary
bequest — UK [bɪˈkwest] / US noun [countable] Word forms bequest : singular bequest plural bequests formal money or property that you give to someone after you die by making a legal document called a will make someone/something a bequest: He made the… … English dictionary
bequest — be|quest [ bı kwest ] noun count FORMAL money or property that you give to someone after you die by making a legal document called a WILL: make someone/something a bequest: He made the library a bequest of $50,000 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
The Colonel's Bequest — cover artwork. Developer(s) Sierra On Line … Wikipedia
WILLS — (Heb. צַוָּאָה). A will is a person s disposition of his property in favor of another in such manner that the testator retains the property or his rights to it until his death. There are three different forms of wills, each governed by different… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
devise — de·vise 1 /di vīz/ vt de·vised, de·vis·ing [Anglo French deviser to divide, share, bequeath, ultimately from Latin dividere to divide]: to give (property) by will; specif: to give (real property) by will compare alienate, bequeath, convey … Law dictionary
