bequest
/bɪˈkwɛst/ sustantivo C2En español: testamento, herencia, heredad
- The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
- That which is left by will; a legacy.
- That which has been handed down or transmitted.
- A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
Plural bequests
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“TO THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE: On account of the bequest of the late Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., there is now another vacancy open which entitles a member of the League to a salary of £ 4 a week for purely nominal services.
The fifth sharer in Edmond’s bequest, was his own father.”
“There was just such an informality in the terms of the bequest as to give me no hope from law.
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