Definition of Legcy
Leg"a*cy (l&ebreve;g"&adot;*s&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Legacies (-
s&ibreve;z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from
legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to
depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See Legate.]
1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or
personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of
dishonor or disease.
2. A business with which one is intrusted by
another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last
legacy, dying legacy, and the like.
My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into
the world. Tyndale.
He came and told his legacy.
Chapman.
Legacy duty, a tax paid to government on
legacies. Wharton. -- Legacy hunter,
one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a
legacy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of
tears.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- Something bequeathed, left, or established for future generations
John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
- (computing) of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive to maintain
- left behind; old or no longer in active use
They expect it to take years to process and import all the legacy data.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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