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  • 121Legacy duty — Legacy Leg a*cy (l[e^]g [.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Legacies} ( s[i^]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.] 1. A gift of property by will,… …

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  • 122Legacy hunter — Legacy Leg a*cy (l[e^]g [.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Legacies} ( s[i^]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.] 1. A gift of property by will,… …

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  • 123Quoth — (kw[=o]th or kw[u^]th), v. t. [AS. cwe[eth]an, imp cw[ae][eth], pl. cw[=ae]don; akin to OS. que[eth]an, OHG. quethan, quedan, Icel. kve[eth]a, Goth. qi[thorn]an. [root]22. Cf. {Bequeath}.] Said; spoke; uttered; used only in the first and third… …

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  • 124Standish — Stand ish, n. [Stand + dish.] A stand, or case, for pen and ink. [1913 Webster] I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. Swift. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 125Will — Will, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Willed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Willing}. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we, ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See {Will}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of… …

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  • 126Willed — Will Will, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Willed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Willing}. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we, ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See {Will}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of… …

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  • 127Willing — Will Will, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Willed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Willing}. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we, ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See {Will}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of… …

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  • 128devise — I. transitive verb (devised; devising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deviser, diviser, to divide, distinguish, invent, from Vulgar Latin *divisare, frequentative of Latin dividere to divide Date: 13th century 1. a. to form in the… …

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