bequeathmentn.
The action of bequeathing; usually concrete a bequest.
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society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] > a bequest or legacy
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a1627 W. Sclater Funeral Serm. in 3 Serm. (1629) Pref. If such vertues were capable of bequeathment.
a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas iii. ii. 52 in Poems (1638) Nymph take this Whistle..'Tis Amaryllis last bequeathment to you.
1871 S. Smiles Character i. 24 Among the most cherished bequeathments from the past.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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