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- [bih-kwest]
- /bɪˈkwɛst/
- /bɪˈkwest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-kwest]
- /bɪˈkwɛst/
Definitions of bequest word
- countable noun bequest A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die. 3
- noun bequest the act of bequeathing 3
- noun bequest something that is bequeathed 3
- noun bequest a gift of property by will, esp personal property 3
- noun bequest anything bequeathed 3
- noun bequest a disposition in a will. 1
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Origin of bequest
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English biqueste, biquyste, equivalent to bi- be- + quiste will, bequest, Old English -cwis(se) (with excrescent t, as in behest), noun derivative of cwethan to say; on the model of bequethen bequeath
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Parts of speech for Bequest
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preposition
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bequest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bequest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bequest
noun bequest
- inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
- settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- legacy — legacy system
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
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