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1. (n.) legacy
(in a will) a gift of property, esp. personal property, as money; bequest.
2. legacy
anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.
3. legacy
Obs. the office, function, or commission of a legate.
4. legacy
a student at or applicant to a college that was attended by his or her parent.
5. (adj.) legacy
of or pertaining to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME legacie office of a deputy or legate < ML lēgātia. See legate , -acy)
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| Definition of 'Legacy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bequest, legacy
(law) a gift of personal property by will
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1. (noun) legacy
sth from a previous time that has influence now
the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King's teachings; problems that are the legacy of three decades of conflict
2. legacy
money or property sb leaves when they die
his grandfather's legacy
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| Definition of 'Legacy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Legacy
a gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease
2. (noun) Legacy
a business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like
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Sense: something left in a will by someone who has died
He was left a legacy by his great-aunt.
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Afrikaans: erflating |
Arabic: ميراث |
Bulgarian: завещание |
Brazilian: legado |
Czech: odkaz |
German: das Vermächtnis |
Danish: arv |
Greek: κληρονομιά |
Spanish: herencia |
Estonian: pärand |
Farsi: ماترک؛ میراث |
Finnish: perintö |
French: héritage |
Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁה |
Hindi: पैत्रिक सम्पत्ति, परम्परा |
Croatian: nasljeđe |
Hungarian: örökség |
Indonesian: warisan |
Icelandic: arfur |
Italian: lascito |
Japanese: 遺産 |
Korean: 유산 |
Lithuanian: palikimas |
Latvian: novēlējums; mantojums |
Malay: harta pusaka |
Dutch: erfenis |
Norwegian: arv |
Polish: zapis, spadek, dziedzictw |
Persian: ماترک؛ میراث |
Pashto: ميراث |
Portuguese: legado |
Romanian: moştenire |
Russian: наследство |
Slovak: odkaz |
Slovenian: zapuščina |
Serbian: zaveštanje |
Swedish: arv, testamentarisk gåva |
Thai: มรดก |
Turkish: miras, kalıt |
Taiwanese: 遺贈物 |
Ukrainian: спадщина |
Urdu: میراث |
Vietnamese: tài sản thừa kế |
Chinese: 遗赠物 |
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