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bequest
(encz) | bequest,dědictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
bequest
(encz) | bequest,odkaz majetku n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bequest
(gcide) | Bequest \Be*quest"\, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide;
pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe[eth]an to bequeath. The
ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See
Bequeath, Quest.]
1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest
of property by A. to B.
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2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a
legacy; also, a gift.
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Bequest
(gcide) | Bequest \Be*quest"\, v. t.
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] "All I have to
bequest." --Gascoigne.
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bequest
(wn) | bequest
n 1: (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest,
legacy] |
BEQUEST
(bouvier) | BEQUEST. A gift by last will or testament; a legacy. (q. v.) This word is
sometimes, though improperly used, as synonymous with devise. There is,
however, a distinction between them. A bequest is applied, more properly, to
a gift by will of a legacy, that is, of personal property; devise is
properly a gift by testament of real property. Vide Devise.
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bequest value
(encz) | bequest value,hodnota odkazu [ekon.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Bequest
(gcide) | Bequest \Be*quest"\, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide;
pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe[eth]an to bequeath. The
ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See
Bequeath, Quest.]
1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest
of property by A. to B.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a
legacy; also, a gift.
[1913 Webster]Bequest \Be*quest"\, v. t.
To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] "All I have to
bequest." --Gascoigne.
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BEQUEST
(bouvier) | BEQUEST. A gift by last will or testament; a legacy. (q. v.) This word is
sometimes, though improperly used, as synonymous with devise. There is,
however, a distinction between them. A bequest is applied, more properly, to
a gift by will of a legacy, that is, of personal property; devise is
properly a gift by testament of real property. Vide Devise.
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