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Bequest meaning
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will. | The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased. | That which is left by will; a legacy.
Synonyms of Bequest
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This system establishes the right of every man to his own person, the right of donation, of bequest (and, concomitantly, the right to receive the bequest or inheritance), and the right of contractual exchange of property titles.
The culture winner was Katherine Gunderson of Grand Bequest, a business focused on getting empty buildings back into use, while the health category was won by Caroline Laurenson of TL Tech.
As an example, “we used it to identify and then conduct face-to-face visits with older people to encourage them to leave us a bequest”, they said.
The Darling Portrait Prize was established by the bequest of L Gordon Darling who, with his wife Marilyn, was primarily responsible for bringing the National Portrait Gallery into being.
The State of Lebanon is France’s bequest from the quarter century between the world wars, when it held a dubiously earned mandate to govern.
We reconvened after the service at a local strip mall and received a final bequest from her: Valencia cakes filled with pineapple and topped with an obscenely rich frosting.
Canberra Opera is to receive a $500,000 bequest and is already planning its future, according to local music sources.
The installation was made possible by a generous bequest gifted to the Heritage Society to be used for building improvements.
All funds received would be remitted to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Statue Fund, which would be created by the bill and would be used solely for creating and constructing the statue and its pedestal or other purposes specifically indicated in the bequest.
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, The Morgan Library & Museum.
Berea College Art Collection, Bequest of Doris Ulmann, Accession No. 150.14D.
Carrot is a British bequest to Udhagamandalam from some 150 years ago.
Michael Dain, who lives off Alcester Road, points out that the proposal to build on Corelli’s bequest seems contrary to its intended purpose.
Miss Southworth's godson, investment manager Nicholas Falla, challenged the will and his £450,000 bequest.
While dowry payments originally acted as a bequest to daughters that afforded them financial protection after their marriage, dowries are now often appropriated by the groom or his parents rather than retained by the bride.
A list of donations to the Museum, dated 31 January 1784, refers to the Hamilton bequest of a "Colossal Foot of an Apollo in Marble".
A painting called Smiling Girl hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (bequest Andrew W. Mellon ) that could fit with Jacques’ description and has been recognized by the museum as a fake.
Bering also made a bequest to the poor of Horsens, had two children with Anna and even attempted to establish his familial coat of arms.
Cypriot antiquities are strong too and have benefited from the purchase of Sir Robert Hamilton Lang 's collection as well as the bequest of Emma Turner in 1892, which funded many excavations on the island.
Elizabeth I's Bequest to the Early Stuarts," in Jansohn (ed) 2004.