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bequest definition

be·quest (-kwest′)

noun

  1. the act of bequeathing
  2. anything bequeathed

Etymology: ME biquest < be-, be- + OE -quiss, a saying < cwethan, to speak (see quoth); -t is unhistoric

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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