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Showing words for BEQUEST using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Bequest

bequest

6 Letter Words for Bequest

bustee, queest

5 Letter Words for Bequest

beest, beets, beset, betes, butes, eques, queet, quest, squet, stube, subet, tubes, utees

4 Letter Words for Bequest

bees, beet, best, bete, bets, bust, bute, buts, ques, quet, sebe, stub, stue, suet, tees, tube, tubs, tues, usee, utes

3 Letter Words for Bequest

bee, bes, bet, btu, bus, but, ebs, ese, esq, est, esu, qts, que, sbe, see, seq, set, sub, sue, suq, tbs, tee, tes, tub, tue, use, ust, ute, uts

Definitions for Bequest

[1] a disposition in a will.
[2] a legacy: A small bequest allowed her to live independently.
[3] the act of bequeathing something that is bequeathed
[4] law a gift of property by will, esp personal property Compare devise (def. 4), devise (def. 5)

Words related to Bequest

endowment, inheritance, settlement, legacy, estate, gift, devise, dower, bestowal, heritage, trust, devisal, bequeathal, bequeathment

Words nearby Bequest

beograd, beothuk, beowulf, bepaint, bequeath, bequest, ber. is., berachah, berakah, berakhah, berar

Origin of Bequest

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

Word origin for Bequest

C14: be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath

Synonyms for Bequest

endowment, inheritance, bestowal, devisal, devise, dower, estate, gift, heritage, legacy, settlement, trust, bequeathal, bequeathment