Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bequest

Bequest ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Old English biquest, corrupted from bequide; pref. be- + Anglo-Saxon cwide a saying, becweean to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See Bequeath, Quest.]

1.
The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B.
2.
That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.

Bequest , transitive verb

To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obsolete]
All I have to bequest. — Gascoigne