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legacy

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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.

[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.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.legacylegacy - (law) a gift of personal property by will
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

legacy
Translations
legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] nherencia;
(fig) → herencia, legado

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

legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] nErbschaft f (fig); Erbe nt

legacy [ˈlɛgəsɪ] neredità f inv;
(fig) → retaggio

legacy
n legacy [ˈlegəsi]
something left in a will by someone who has died He was left a legacy by his great-aunt. erflating ميراث завещание odkaz arv das Vermächtnis κληρονομιά herencia pärand ماترک؛ میراث testamenttilahjoitus héritage יְרוּשָׁה पैत्रिक सम्पत्ति, परम्परा में प्राप्त nasljeđe örökség warisan arfur lascito 遺産 유산, 유물 palikimas novēlējums; mantojums harta pusaka erfenis arv zapis, spadek, dziedzictwo legado moş­te­­nire наследство odkaz zapuščina zaveštanje arv, testamentarisk gåva มรดก miras, kalıt 遺贈物 спадщина میراث tài sản thừa kế


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This is a legacy whose value the changes of time cannot affect.
Well, but I am not the superintendent of his majesty's finances -- I have my purse -- surely I would do much for his majesty's welfare -- some legacy -- but I cannot disappoint my family.
You have had a legacy left you of a hundred pounds.
 
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