c. 1300, "act of bequeathing," from be- + *cwis, *cwiss "saying" (related to quoth; from Proto-Germanic *kwessiz; see bequeath), with excrescent -t. Meaning "that which is bequeathed" is recorded from late 15c.
例文
1. The bequest is con-servatively estimated at £30 million.
この遺産は3000万ポンドと保守的に推定されている。
2.He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren.
彼は孫たちにそれぞれ遺産を残した。
3.Inhis will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
遺言書には妻に大きな遺産を残した。
4.The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.