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Inheritance vs Bequest - What's the difference?

inheritance | bequest |

As nouns the difference between inheritance and bequest

is that inheritance is the passing of title to an estate upon death while bequest is the act of bequeathing or leaving by will.

As a verb bequest is

to give as a bequest; bequeath.

inheritance

English

(wikipedia inheritance)

Alternative forms

* enheritance (obsolete) * enheritaunce (obsolete) * inheritaunce (obsolete)

Noun

  • The passing of title to an estate upon death.
  • (lb) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.
  • (lb) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
  • In object-oriented programming, the mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.

    • Related terms

    * inherit * inheritable * inheritor * preheritance

    References

    * (EtymOnLine)

    bequest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * legacy * gift * donation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give as a bequest; bequeath.