His generous bequest enabled the church to continue funding the youth group.
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Bequest
/bɪˈkwɛst/
Synonyms for "bequest" (50 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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heirshiphereditamentheritableheritageheritanceincorporeal hereditamentinheritancelaw of successionlegacyline of successionmode of successionpatrimonypostremogenitureprimogenitureprobatereversionsuccessiontestamentultimogeniturewill
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7 entriescharitable bequestendowment bequestinstitutional bequestpecuniary bequestresiduary bequestspecific bequesttestamentary gift
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6 entriesbequest amountinstitutional bequestpecuniary bequestresiduary bequestspecific bequesttestamentary bequest
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5 total sentences available.
Did the bequest cover the cost of recruiting a professor?
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He left a large bequest to the Mozilla Foundation.
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2006 SHERRY CLODMAN & EDWARD H. PEARCE: Well Advised. p.25 Civil Sector Press →ISBN A specific bequest is the gift of a specific sum of money, or the gift of a specific property or a particular asset. Perhaps the most common type of bequest, and undoubtedly the most certain, it is the first to be paid after the settlement of estate debts.
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