First Known Use: 15th century
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noun leg·a·cy \ˈle-gə-sē\
: something (such as property or money) that is received from someone who has died
: something that happened in the past or that comes from someone in the past
plural leg·a·cies
Full Definition of LEGACY
1
: a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
2
: something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past <the legacy of the ancient philosophers>
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Origin of LEGACY
Middle English legacie office of a legate, bequest, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, office of a legate, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus
Related to LEGACY
- Synonyms
- bequest, birthright, heritage, inheritance, patrimony
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adjective
Definition of LEGACY
: of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system <transfer the legacy data> <a legacy system>
First Known Use of LEGACY
1990
LEGACY Defined for Kids
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noun leg·a·cy \ˈle-gə-sē\
plural leg·a·cies
Definition of LEGACY for Kids
1
: property (as money) left to a person by a will
2
: something (as memories or knowledge) that comes from the past or a person of the past <the poet's legacy>
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