bequest

noun | \ bi-ˈkwest \ | be·quest

1. : an act of bequeathing; also : something bequeathed : legacy : something bequeathed : legacy

   — demonstrative bequest
   : a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then from other sources to the extent that the first is insufficient

   — general bequest
   : a bequest that is to be distributed from the general assets of the estate and that is not a particular thing

   — specific bequest
   : a bequest of a particular item or part of an estate or that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets