ETYM Old Eng. biquest, corrupted from bequide; pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwethan to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. Related to Bequeath, Quest.
(Law) A gift of personal property by will; SYN. legacy.

ETYM Cf. Old Fren. enheritance.
1. A title or property that is inherited; SYN. heritage.
2. Any acquisition from past generations; SYN. heritage.
3. Any attribute that passes from parent to offspring; SYN. heritage.
4. Attributes acquired via biological heredity.

ETYM Latin (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. Old Fren. legat legacy. Related to Legate.
1. A gift left to one's descendants.
2. A gift or standard left to those who remain after one leaves.
In law, a gift of personal property made by a testator in a will and transferred on the testator’s death to the legatee. Specific legacies are definite named objects; a general legacy is a sum of money or item not specially identified; a residuary legacy is all the remainder of the deceased’s personal estate after debts have been paid and the other legacies have been distributed. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. heir, eir, hair, Old Fren. heir, eir, French hoir, Latin heres; of uncertain origin. Related to Hereditary, Heritage.
(Homonyms: err, air).
A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another; SYN. inheritor, heritor.

Heir, one who inherits