Bequest vs Endow - What's the difference?
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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.
That which has been handed down or transmitted.
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.
To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); — followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.
To bestow freely.
To be furnished with something naturally.
Bequest is a related term of endow.
As verbs the difference between bequest and endow
is that bequest is to give as a bequest; bequeath while endow is to furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.As a noun bequest
is the act of bequeathing or leaving by will.bequest
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(en noun)Synonyms
* legacy * gift * donationendow
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Alternative forms
* indow (archaic)Verb
(en verb)- She was'' ''endowed'' ''with a beautiful voice.