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make a bequest

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devise collapse: (law) a gift of real property by will; a will disposing of real property; give by will, especially real property

entail collapse: the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple; land received by fee tail; impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"; have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

hand down collapse: passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

bequeath collapse: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

hand on collapse

heirloom collapse: something that has been in a family for generations; (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

patrimony collapse: a church endowment

probate collapse: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

bequest collapse: (law) a gift of personal property by will

will collapse: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"; a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die; determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"; have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"; decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

pass on collapse: give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

have it made collapse

go places collapse

go far collapse: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"

live down collapse

make amends collapse

birthright collapse: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth; a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"; an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

donation collapse

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

make headway collapse

indemnify collapse: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

primogeniture collapse: right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

expiate collapse: make amends for; "expiate one's sins"

codicil collapse: a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

legacy collapse

arrive collapse: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"; succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

repay collapse

propitiate collapse: make peace with

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

prosper collapse

bequeathal collapse

step forward collapse

make the scene collapse

eke out collapse: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"; make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"; supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"; live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"

heritage collapse: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"

break through collapse: penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"; pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

recoup collapse: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

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