- biqueste
- biqueste, biquethe
see beq-.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
biqueste
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biquethe — biqueste, biquethe see beq … Useful english dictionary
bequest — /bi kwest /, n. 1. a disposition in a will. 2. a legacy: A small bequest allowed her to live independently. [1250 1300; ME biqueste, biquyste, equiv. to bi BE + quiste will, bequest, OE cwis(se) (with excrescent t, as in BEHEST), n. deriv. of… … Universalium
bequest — be•quest [[t]bɪˈkwɛst[/t]] n. 1) the act of bequeathing 2) legacy • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME biqueste, biquyste … From formal English to slang
bequest — /bəˈkwɛst / (say buh kwest), /bi / (say bee ) noun 1. Law a disposition in a will concerning personal property, especially money. 2. a legacy. {Middle English biqueste, Old English gequis, related to Gothic gakwiss consent} …
be|quest — «bih KWEHST», noun. 1. something bequeathed; a legacy: »When the invalid died, he left a bequest of ten thousand dollars to the hospital he had stayed in. 2. the act of bequeathing. ╂[Middle English biqueste < bi to, for + Old English cwiss a… … Useful english dictionary
