How many syllables in bequest?

There are 2 syllables in the word bequest.

Divide bequest into syllables:

bequest (noun):: (law) a gift of personal property by will.; money or property that has been gifted in a will; the act of giving or leaving something by will (see will entry 2 sense 1) the act of bequeathing

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