/bɪ'kwest; bɪ`kwɛst/
n (fml 文)
1 act of bequeathing 遗赠
*the bequest of one's paintings to a gallery 把绘画遗赠给美术馆.
2 thing bequeathed; legacy 遗产; 遗物
*leave a bequest of
2000 each to one's grandchildren 留给孙儿每人一笔2000英镑的遗产.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: bequeath]
formal money or property which you arrange to give to someone after your death
　a bequest of $5000