bequeathal
Posthumous gift giving
Bequeathal is the act of bequeathing—leaving property or assets to someone through a will, or more broadly, passing something down to those who come after: the bequeathal of family heirlooms, the bequeathal of democratic traditions to future generations.
The noun bequest is more common.
One who receives legacy
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- estateProperty and grounds
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
heritage · succession · birthright · devisee · legatee · endowment · entailment · primogeniture
Written proof or legacy
- probateWill validation proceedings
- executorAppointed estate manager
- codicilWill modification document
- testatorOne who makes bequests
intestate · notary · solicitor · clause · witness · trust · deed · affidavit
Transfer of property rights
- bestowalAct of granting something
- confermentFormal granting of honor
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
handover · cession · transference · entrustment · vesting · transmission · grant · passage
heir
One who receives legacy
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- estateProperty and grounds
- heirloomInherited family treasure
patrimony · heritage · succession · birthright · devisee · legatee · endowment · entailment · primogeniture · lineage
testament
Written proof or legacy
testator · intestate · notary · solicitor · clause · witness · trust · deed · affidavit · attestation
conveyance
Transfer of property rights
- bestowalAct of granting something
- confermentFormal granting of honor
- devolutionTransferring power locally
assignment · handover · cession · transference · entrustment · vesting · transmission · grant · passage · relinquishment
- transferstransfer, money transfer, bank transfer, wire transfer, fund transfer
bequeathalinheritance
Property received from ancestors
receipt · acquisition · receiving · acceptance · obtainment
bequeathalconfiscation
Seizure by authority
seizure · forfeiture · expropriation · dispossession · disinheritance