Definitions for legacy

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legacy leg·a·cy

Spelling: [leg-uh-see]

IPA: /ˈlɛg ə si/

Legacy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in legacy (acegly).

Definitions for legacy

noun

1. Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
2. anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor:
3. an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent.
4. Obsolete. the office, function, or commission of a legate.

adjective

1. of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems.

Origin of legacy

1325-75; Middle English legacie office of a deputy or legate Medieval Latin lēgātia. See legate, -acy

Examples for legacy

With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.

And then, in this December of the year 1910, fell as from a clear sky the legacy of a grandson.

The cheque was returned, the legacy refused, the writer being in no need of money.

Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’

The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.

He had had several talks with Bradley and with her about her legacy from Judge Knowles.

I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy…and it's a legacy that is so important to the culture.

But at 45, Branch died of a reported suicide, leaving behind family, friends and a legacy that goes beyond the beauty industry.

He came more and more to feel that Raby was a legacy left by Hetty to him.

He told of the lawyer's letter, omitting for the present the news of the legacy.