English-Thai Dictionary

bequest

N เงิน หรือ ทรัพย์สิน ที่ เป็น มรดก  ngen-rue-sab-sin-ti-pen-mo-ra-dok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEQUEST

n.Something left by will; a legacy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEQUEST

Be *quest ", n. Etym: [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide; pref. be- +AS. cwide a saying, becwe to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See Bequeath, Quest. ]

 

1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.

 

2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.

 

BEQUEST

BEQUEST Be *quest ", v. t.

 

Defn: To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs. ] "All I have to bequest. " Gascoigne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bequest

be quest |biˈkwest bəˈkwɛst | ▶noun a legacy: her $135,000 was the largest bequest the library ever has received. • the action of bequeathing something: a painting acquired by bequest. ORIGIN Middle English: from be- ‘about ’ + Old English cwis ‘speech, ’ influenced by bequeath .

 

Oxford Dictionary

bequest

be |quest |bɪˈkwɛst | ▶noun a legacy: a bequest of over £300,000. • [ mass noun ] the action of bequeathing something: a painting acquired by bequest. ORIGIN Middle English: from be- ‘about ’ + Old English cwis ‘speech ’, influenced by bequeath .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

bequest

bequest noun they received a bequest of more than $300,000: legacy, inheritance, endowment, settlement; estate, heritage; bestowal; Law devise; Law, dated hereditament.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

bequest

bequest noun they received a bequest of over £300,000: legacy, inheritance, endowment, estate, heritage, bestowal, bequeathal, settlement, provision, benefaction, gift, present, contribution, donation; Law devise, hereditament.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bequest

be quest /bɪkwést /名詞 ｟かたく ｠C «…からの /…への » 遺産 ; ｟比喩的に ｠残してくれたもの ; U 遺贈 «from /to » .