bequest, bequeste, biqueste, by quyste, byquide

[From BEQUEATH.] 1. The act of bequeathing; the state of being bequeathed. "He claimed the crown to himself, pretending an adoption or bequest of the kingdom unto him by the Confe or."- Hale . 2. That which is bequeathed. (a) Literally . Law & Ord. Lang.: A legacy. "Not contentyd with such bequeste as his, fader to hym gaue."- Fabyan , vol. i., ch. 48. (b) Figuratively : Anything bestowed. "Than those resplendent lights, his rich bequest , A dispensation of his evening power." Words worth: Excursion, bk. iv.