Legacy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Money or property bequeathed to another by will.
  • n. Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: a legacy of religious freedom. See Synonyms at heritage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
  • n. Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
  • n. The descendant of an alumnus
  • adj. of a computer system 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
  • adj. left behind; old or no longer in active use
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig..
  • n. A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Money or other property left by will; a bequest; specifically, a gift of personalty by will as distinguished from a devise or gift of realty.
  • n. Anything bequeathed or handed down by an ancestor or a predecessor.
  • n. A business which one has received from another to execute; a commission; an errand.
  • n. Legation; embassy.
  • To bequeath; assign as a legacy.
  • To leave a legacy to.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (law) a gift of personal property by will
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gift    inheritance    heritage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    commission    gift    bequest   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts