What Does Devise Or Bequeath By Will Mean?

"Devise" and "bequeath" are both verbs and both mean to give to someone in a will.  Traditionally "devise" was used for real property (land, buildings, and other improvements), while "bequeath" was used for personal property (furniture, jewelery, anything movable).  Traditionally neither included gifts of money, thus a traditional will might read "I ____, being of sound mind and body, do hereby give, devise, and bequeath all my possessions to ______."  The three different verbs used to clarify that all the property, real, personal, and monetary was to be inherited.

These distinctions have fallen out of general use but the traditional structure is often still used.

Devise is a noun. Devise or bequeath by will means to gift/transmit real property by will after one's death. This simply means that an individual creates a will that is regarded as a rule or a judgment by lawful forces after his death and is followed upon as per the clauses or conditions governing the will as signed/written by the signatory.

Bequeath by will means to leave real assets such as gold, jewellery, houses, bungalows, cars, cash and other assets in the name of loved ones and transfer the ownership rights to them after the property owners death.

"I am bequeathed by will" means inheritance of real assets as a gift from forefathers, grand parents, parents and loved ones.