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Definition of Legacy
1. Noun. (law) a gift of personal property by will.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Heritage, Inheritance, Gift
Definition of Legacy
1. n. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease.
Definition of Legacy
1. Noun. (legal) money or property bequeathed to someone in a will ¹
2. Noun. Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage ¹
3. Noun. The descendant of an alumnus ¹
4. Adjective. (computing) 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 ¹
5. Adjective. left behind; old or no longer in active use ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Legacy
1. something bequeathed [n -CIES]
Medical Definition of Legacy
1. Pl.Legacies. [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, especially. Of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. 2. 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. Legacy hunter, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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