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To dispose of Personal Property owned by a decedent at the time of death as a gift under the provisions of the decedent's will. The term bequeath applies only to personal property. A testator, to give real property to someone in a testamentary provision, devises it. Bequeath is sometimes used as a synonym for devise. bequeath v. to give personal property under provisions of a will (as distinct from "devise" which is to give real estate). 2) the act of giving any asset by the terms of a will. (See: will, bequest) TO BEQUEATH. To give personal property by will to another. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``It's a surprise,'' City Librarian Susan Kent said of the bequeathal. The fate of investment company Daniels & Bell, the first black-owned New York Stock Exchange member firm, provides a sobering lesson about bequeathal. Bequeathal meant waiting until after death to "be much good in the world. |
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