Need another word that means the same as “bequest”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “bequest” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Bequest” are: legacy, inheritance, endowment, estate, heritage, bestowal, settlement, provision, benefaction, gift, present, contribution, donation, offering, handout
Bequest as a Noun
Definitions of "Bequest" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bequest” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The action of bequeathing something.
- A legacy.
- A gift of personal property by will.
- (law) a gift of personal property by will.
Synonyms of "Bequest" as a noun (15 Words)
| benefaction | A contribution of money or assistance. An exceptional benefaction. |
| bestowal | The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift. |
| contribution | An amount of money contributed. Local historians are requesting contributions for a forthcoming book on the history of the community. |
| donation | A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause. The donation of carpets chairs and cutlery. |
| endowment | A quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone. His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time. |
| estate | A class or order regarded as forming part of the body politic in particular in Britain one of the three groups constituting Parliament now the Lords spiritual the heads of the Church the Lords temporal the peerage and the Commons They are also known as the three estates. L Ormarin s wine estate. |
| gift | A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present. That goal was an absolute gift. |
| handout | A quantity of financial or other material aid given to a person or organization. Dependence on central government handouts. |
| heritage | (of a plant variety) not hybridized with another; old-fashioned. 60 miles of heritage coastline. |
| inheritance | Attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents. My only inheritance was my mother s blessing. |
| legacy | An applicant to a particular college or university who is regarded preferentially because a parent or other relative attended the same institution. The legacy of centuries of neglect. |
| offering | The verbal act of offering. Noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds. |
| present | Something presented as a gift. The verbs are all in the present. |
| provision | Supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey. He accepted subject to one provision. |
| settlement | The property given under a settlement. Unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement. |
Usage Examples of "Bequest" as a noun
- A bequest of over £300,000.
- A painting acquired by bequest.
Associations of "Bequest" (30 Words)
| acquired | Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on. |
| asset | A useful or valuable thing or person. Growth in net assets. |
| assets | Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| assignee | A person to whom a right or liability is legally transferred. |
| beneficiary | The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause. |
| bequeath | Leave or give by will after one’s death. My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry. |
| birthright | A particular right of possession or privilege a person has from birth, especially as an eldest son. She saw a liberal education as the birthright of every child. |
| descendants | All of the offspring of a given progenitor. |
| disinherit | Change one’s will or take other steps to prevent (someone) from inheriting one’s property. The Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son. |
| disown | Cast off. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage. |
| dower | Give a dowry to. A dower house. |
| endow | Furnish with an endowment. The old endowed grammar schools. |
| ethnic | A person who is a member of an ethnic group. Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. |
| executor | A person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will. Hugh appointed him an executor of his will. |
| grantee | A person to whom a grant or conveyance is made. |
| heir | A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death. They saw themselves as heirs of the Cubists. |
| heiress | A woman inheriting and continuing the legacy of a predecessor. She was heiress to a 32 million textile fortune. |
| heritage | Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition. Heritage brands have found a growing cachet among younger customers. |
| incorrigible | An incorrigible person. An incorrigible mess. |
| incorruptible | Not susceptible to corruption, especially by bribery. Incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society. |
| inherit | Receive by genetic transmission. The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair. |
| inheritance | A thing that is inherited. He came into a comfortable inheritance. |
| legacy | Denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use. Being a legacy increased a student s chance of being accepted to a highly selective college by up to 45 per cent. |
| patrimony | An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture. An organization that saves the world s cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings. |
| posterity | All future generations. We must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity. |
| primogeniture | Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son. |
| property | Shares or investments in property. The property of heat to expand metal at uniform rates. |
| seniority | Higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service. Pay and benefits rise with seniority. |
| testator | A person who makes a will. |
| will | Pronounced stressing will indicating annoyance about the habitual behaviour described. Come what may I will succeed. |