Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-11-107

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The commission may accept gifts, bequests and endowments from any private source, and may acquire real and personal properties that have statewide historical or archaeological significance by gift, purchase, devise or bequest, the title thereto to vest in the state.