bequest
noun
[ bɪˈkwɛst ]
• a legacy.
• "a bequest of over £300,000"
Similar:
legacy,
inheritance,
endowment,
estate,
heritage,
bestowal,
bequeathal,
settlement,
provision,
benefaction,
gift,
present,
contribution,
donation,
devise,
hereditament,
Origin:
Middle English: from be- ‘about’ + Old English cwis ‘speech’, influenced by bequeath.
