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Webster 1913 Edition
Legacy
Leg′a-cy
(lĕg′ȧ-sy̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Legacies
(-sĭz)
. [L. (assumed)
legatia
, for legatum
, from legare
to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat
legacy. See Legate
.] 1.
A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.;
as, a
. legacy
of dishonor or disease2.
A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; – obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like.
My
legacy
and message wherefore I am sent into the world. Tyndale.
He came and told his
legacy
. Chapman.
Legacy duty
, a tax paid to government on legacies.
Wharton.
– Legacy hunter
, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Legacy
LEG'ACY
, [L. legatum, from lego, to send, to bequeath.]A bequest; a particular thing, or certain sum of money given by last will or testament.
Good counsel is the best legacy a father can leave to his child.
Definition 2024
legacy
legacy
English
Noun
legacy (plural legacies)
- (law) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
- Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage.
- John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
- (university and society admissions) The descendant of an alumnus.
Translations
money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
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something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
the descendant of an alumnus
Adjective
legacy
- (computing) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) That has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Left behind; old or no longer in active use.
- They expect it to take years to process and import all the legacy data.
- A legacy number or legacy identifier means a number no longer in use (for a document, for example).
Translations
aging computer system
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