The act of bequeathing; transference or bestowal by will, or by a similar procedure.
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| 释义 | society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > 			[noun]		 (117)		 bequestc1300 The act of bequeathing; transference or bestowal by will, or by a similar procedure. provingc1330 Testing, trial; an instance of this. Formerly also: †experience (obsolete). Now rare except in technical uses and compounds (see compounds 1). legacy1485 The action or an act of bequeathing; = bequest, n. 1. Chiefly in by legacy. devise1528 The act of devising, apportioning, or assigning, by will; a testamentary disposition of real property; the clause in a will conveying this. bequesting1572 Bequeathing. making1621 Testamentary disposition. Obsolete. bequeathmenta1627 The action of bequeathing; usually concrete a bequest. bequeathal1642 The action of bequeathing. bequeathing1674 The action of leaving by will; figurative handing down to posterity; also concrete a legacy, bequest. testing1681 The making of a will; the disposing of property by will. testamentationa1797 The making of a testament; the disposing of one's property by will; = testation, n. 2. willing1797 The action of bequeathing by will. settlement1815 Scots Law. The disposition of property or heritage by will; also, the document by which this is effected. disposition and settlement, a deed by… testation1832 The disposal of property by will. devising1868 Law. The bequeathing of real property (devise, v. 4). Subcategories:— 			oral declaration of will			(1)		 — 			publication of will			(2)		 — 			omission to mention one of natural heirs			(2)		 — 			substitution of heir(s)			(1)		 — 			giving property in advance of will			(1)		 — 			condition of leaving valid will			(3)		 — 			will			(18)		 — 			a bequest or legacy			(18)		 — 			testator			(9)		 — 			legatee			(11)		 — 			official proving of will			(3)		 — 			management or disposal of estate			(33)		 | 
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