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Legacy.com features obituaries from nearly 10,000 newspaper and funeral home partners from around the US.
In its basic meaning, a legacy is a gift of money or other personal property that's granted by the terms of a will—often a substantial gift that needs to be properly managed. But the word is used much more broadly as well.
LEGACY definition: 1. money or property that you receive from someone after they die: 2. something that is a part of…. Learn more.
LEGACY meaning: 1. money or property that you receive from someone after they die: 2. something that is a part of…. Learn more.
Mary Hartman, 96, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars. She was a longtime teacher at Gehlen Catholic School in Le Mars. Mass of Christian...
noun. , plural leg·a·cies. Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, such as money, by will; a bequest. Synonyms: inheritance. anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome.
Use the word, legacy, for something handed down from one generation to the next. A retiring company president might leave a legacy of honesty and integrity.
Synonyms for LEGACY: inheritance, heritage, bequest, gift, patrimony, present, birthright, offering, heirloom, bestowal.
A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die. You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy. Synonyms: bequest , inheritance , endowment , gift More Synonyms of legacy
a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past. Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction. The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect.
