legacy
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: bequest, estate, gift, heirloom, inheritance

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I. leg‧a‧cy¹ /ˈleɡəsi/ noun (plural legacies) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: legacie 'position of a legate', from Latin legatus; ⇒ legate]

1. 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

2. money or property that you receive from someone after they die Synonym : inheritance:
She received a small legacy from her aunt.

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II. legacy² adjective [only before noun]

1. a legacy system, piece of software etc is one that a person or organization continues to use, although more modern ones are available

2. legacy data old information that an organization has, especially information that is stored in an old-fashioned way

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

legacy
noun
I. money/property
ADJ. generous, large | small
VERB + LEGACY bequeath (sb), leave (sb) | get, receive He received a large legacy from his uncle.
PREP. in a/the ~ She left her the money in a legacy.
~ from a legacy from my old teacher
PHRASES heir to a legacy She is the heir to a legacy of £1 million.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

legacy
II. result of previous events
ADJ. enduring | historical These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies.
bitter, grim
VERB + LEGACY bequeath (sb), leave (sb), leave behind the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years
PREP. ~ from Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times.

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