See Also: legacy(medicine)
legacy(dictionary)
legacy(2)(dictionary)
legacy(1)(dictionary)
LEGACY(law)
LEGACY, RESIDUARY(law)
SPECIFIC LEGACY(law)
LEGACY, M0DAL(law)
LEGACY, LAPSED(law)
LEGACY, INDEFINITE(law)

legacy (oh)



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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: legacie 'position of a legate', from Latin legatus; LEGATE]
something that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
legacy of
::The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.
legacy from
::a legacy from the colonial period
money or property that you receive from someone after they die
-synonym inheritance inheritance
::She received a small legacy from her aunt.