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term:
Bequest
bequest n
: an act of bequeathing
;also
: something bequeathed
: legacyde·mon·stra·tive bequest
[di-mÄ n-strə-tiv-]
: a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then from other sources to the extent that the first is insufficientgeneral bequest
: a bequest that is to be distributed from the general assets of the estate and that is not a particular thingspe·ci·fic bequest
[spə-si-fik-]
: a bequest of a particular item or part of an estate or that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets