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us / ˈleɡ.ə.si / uk / ˈleɡ.ə.si /. Add to word list Add to word list. C2. money or property that you receive from someone after they die: An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy. C2. something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time: The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature.
LEGACY definition: 1. money or property that you receive from someone after they die: 2. something that is a part of…. Learn more.
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. Legacy comes from the Latin verb, legare "to appoint by a last will, send as an ambassador."
Define legacy. legacy synonyms, legacy pronunciation, legacy translation, English dictionary definition of legacy. n. pl. leg·a·cies 1. Money or property given to another by will. 2. Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: a legacy of...
Check pronunciation: legacy. Definition of legacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Oct 18, 2023 · Of a person: not in receipt of a legacy; to whom no bequest is made. Formerly also: †(of property, etc.) not given or left as a legacy (obsolete).
legacy noun [C] (MONEY) money or buildings, etc that you receive after someone dies: On the death of his father, he received a small legacy. (Definition of legacy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
