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bequest

be·quest [ bi kwést ] (plural be·quests)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something left in will: something left to somebody in a will

2. something passed down to posterity: something such as knowledge or a practice handed down to future generations

3. act of bequeathing: an act of bequeathing something to somebody

[14th century. <bequeath]
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