[f. as prec. + -MENT.] The action of bequeathing; usually concr. a bequest.
1607. W. Sclater, Fun. Serm. (1629), Pref. If such vertues were capable of bequeathment.
a. 1634. Randolph, Amyntas, III. ii. 32. Nymph take this Whistle … ’Tis Amaryllis last bequeathment to you.
1871. Smiles, Charac., i. (1876), 24. Among the most cherished bequeathments from the past.
