legacy

leg·a·cy  (lg-s)

n. pl. leg·a·cies

1. Money or property bequeathed to another by will.

2. Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: a legacy of religious freedom. See Synonyms at heritage.

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[Middle English legacie, office of a deputy, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lgtia, from Latin lgtus, past participle of lgre, to depute, bequeath; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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legacy

Noun

pl -cies

1. money or personal property left to someone by a will

2. something handed down to a successor [Medieval Latin legatia commission]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

legacy - (law) a gift of personal property by will bequest law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" inheritance, heritage - that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner gift - something acquired without compensation

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legacy

noun bequest, inheritance, endowment, gift, estate, devise Law heirloom

Translations

legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] n → herencia;

(fig) → herencia, legado

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legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] n (also fig) → héritage m, legs m

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legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] n → Erbschaft f (fig); Erbe nt

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legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] n → eredità f inv;

(fig) → retaggio