legacy
American Heritage Dictionary:
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leg·a·cy
(lĕg'ə-sē) 
n., pl., -cies.
n., pl., -cies.
- Money or property bequeathed to another by will.
- Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: a legacy of religious freedom. See synonyms at heritage.
[Middle English legacie, office of a deputy, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātus, past participle of lēgāre, to depute, bequeath.]
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That which is handed down from a predecessor. In the computer field, it refers to the previous, major generation of hardware and/or software that continues to be used. See legacy application, legacy data, legacy card, legacy-free PC, legacy LAN, legacy network, legacy printer, legacy protocol and legacy system.
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gift under a Will of cash or some other specific item of personal property, such as a stock certificate, a car, or a piece of jewelry.
The legacy usually is conditioned, meaning the legatee is required to be employed by the testator—the person who makes the will—or related to the testator by marriage. In other cases, a legacy to a legatee who has not attained a particular age at the testator’s death will be held in trust for the legatee, instead of being distributed outright.
The legacy usually is conditioned, meaning the legatee is required to be employed by the testator—the person who makes the will—or related to the testator by marriage. In other cases, a legacy to a legatee who has not attained a particular age at the testator’s death will be held in trust for the legatee, instead of being distributed outright.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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legacy
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- Any special privilege accorded a firstborn: birthright, heritage, inheritance, patrimony. See owned/unowned.
- Something immaterial, as a style or philosophy, that is passed from one generation to another: heritage, inheritance, tradition. See affect/ineffectiveness.
Columbia Encyclopedia:
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legacy, bequest by will of personal property, similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy bequeaths a designated object, e.g., a named painting. A general legacy is a sum of money to be paid out of any assets of the estate. The residuary legacy is all of the deceased's personal property otherwise undistributed.
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
A disposition of personal property by will.
In a narrow technical sense, a legacy is distinguishable from a devise, a gift by will of real property. This distinction, however, will not be permitted to defeat the intent of a testator — one who makes a will — and these terms can be applied interchangeably to either personal property or real property if the context of the will demonstrates that this was the intention of the testator.
A general legacy, a demonstrative legacy, and a specific legacy represent the three primary types of legacies.
Devil's Dictionary:
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legacy
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
n.
A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears.
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Quotes:
"We all leave footprints in the sand, the question is, will we be a big heal, or a great soul."
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categories related to 'legacy'
- Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - legacy: gift of property or bequest by will
- Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - legacy: money or property left to another by will; bequest
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Look up legacies or legacy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Legacy or Legacies may refer to:
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Computing
- Legacy system, a term for out-of-date hardware and/or software still in use
- Legacy Family Tree, genealogy software
- Fedora Legacy, an open-source project
Comics
- Legacy (Marvel Comics), an alias used by Genis-Vell, better known as Captain Marvel
- "Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline
- Star Wars: Legacy, a 2006 series from Dark Horse
- X-Men: Legacy, a 1991 series from Marvel Comics
- Legacy Virus, a fictional virus from the Marvel Universe
- Blood Legacy, two mini-series from Top Cow
- DC Universe: Legacies, a comic book series from DC Comics written by Len Wein
- Legacy (Image Comics), a 2003 mini-series from the Roaring Studios imprint at Image Comics
- Legacy (Antarctic Press), a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press
- Legacy, a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions
- Green Lantern: Legacy, a 2002 original graphic novel featuring Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Games
- Legacy of Kain, a series of video games
- Star Trek: Legacy, a 2006 computer game by Mad Doc Software and Bethesda Softworks
- A constructed format in Magic: The Gathering
Film
- Legacy (1998 film), an American film starring David Hasselhoff and Donita Rose
- Legacy (2000 film), an American documentary film
- Legacy (2010 film), a British-Nigerian film starring Idris Elba
- Legacy: A Mormon Journey, a 1990 53-minute film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Legacy of Rage, a 1986 Hong Kong film starring Brandon Lee
- Legacy Releasing, a film distributor of the 1990s based in California
- Legacy, 2008 film also released under the title Pretty Little Devils, American film starring Madeline Zima
- Tron: Legacy (2010 film), a film sequel of the previous Tron film by Disney.
Television
- "Legacies" (Babylon 5), an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5
- "Legacy" (Stargate SG-1), a third-season episode of the TV series Stargate SG-1
- "Legacy" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Legacy (American TV series), an American dramatic television series which aired on UPN from 1998–1999
- Legacy (Philippine TV series), a Philippine dramatic television series which is airing on GMA Network starting January 16, 2012 it has no particular relation to the American series Legacy.
- Poltergeist: The Legacy, a Canadian/American horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999
- "Legacy" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), a seventh-season episode from 2008
Literature
- Legacies (novel), a 1998 Repairman Jack novel by F. Paul Wilson
- Legacy (Doctor Who), a 1994 Doctor Who spin-off novel by Gary Russell
- Legacy (1987 novel), a historical-fiction novel by author James A. Michener
- Legacy (1995 novel), a science-fiction novel in Greg Bear's The Way series
- Legacy (2007 novel), a fantasy novel in Lois McMasterBujold's The Sharing Knife series
- Legacy (2008 novel, a fantasy novel by Kayla Cluver
- Legacy (2010 novel), by Danielle Steel
- Legacy Journal, a journal of American women writers
Music
- Legacy (Akir album), 2006 album by underground hip hop artist Akir
- Legacy (Girlschool album), 2008 album by heavy metal band Girlschool
- Legacy (Jimmy D. Lane album), 2000 album by blues rock musician Jimmy D. Lane
- Legacy (The Temptations album), 2004 album by The Temptations for the Motown label
- Legacy (Madball album), 2005 album by the New York Hardcore band Madball
- Legacy of Brutality, an album by the punk rock band Misfits
- Legacy: A Collection of New Folk Music, a 1989 compilation from Windham Hill Records
- Legacy... Hymns and Faith, a 2002 album by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant
- Legacy: The Absolute Best, a two-disc compilation album by The Doors released in 2003
- Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection a compilation album by Boyz II Men released in 2001
- Legacy (Shadow Gallery album), a 2001 album by the progressive metal band Shadow Gallery
- Legacy (Poco album), the 19th album by the Country rock band Poco, released in 1989. The album reunited the five original members of the group (from the Pickin' Up the Pieces album) and contained two top-40 singles, "Call It Love" and "Nothin' to Hide."
- Legacy (Doc Watson album), the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2002
- Legacy (Mansun song), 1998 song by UK band Mansun
- Legacy Recordings, Sony BMG Music Entertainment's catalog division
- Legacy Five, a southern gospel quartet
- L.E.G.A.C.Y., rapper and member of the Justus League
- Legacy, former name for Testament (band)
- Legacy, band founded by Mårten Andersson
- Legacy, 2010 album by Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
- Dominic "Legacy" Thomas, a member of hip hop group New Boyz
- "Legacy", a song by Kutless from Hearts of the Innocent
- "The Legacy", a song by Black Veil Brides in 2011 in their album called Set The World On Fire.
Sports
- San Francisco Legacy, the last original franchise of the National Women's Basketball League
- Virginia Legacy, a soccer team in the United States
- Legacy Trust UK, a consortium associated with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- The Legacy (professional wrestling), a wrestling team consisting of WWE Superstars Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes
Transportation
- Embraer Legacy 600, a mid-sized business jet
- Legacy Way, a 5.5km dual carriageway tunnel in Brisbane
- Legacy Parkway, a freeway in Utah
- Legacy carrier, an older airline
- Subaru Legacy, a mid-size car
Companies and organizations
- Legacy Australia, a charitable institution in Australia
- Legacy Interactive, an interactive media company
- Legacy of parks, a conservation program in the 1970s in the United States
- Legacy Village, an outdoor shopping complex in Lyndhurst, Ohio
Legal
- Legacy INS, another name for the US Immigration and Naturalization Service
Other uses
- Legacy preferences, favorable consideration of an applicant for a school, college, or university that was attended by the applicant's relative
- Legacy (property law), a gift given by someone after death through a will
- Legacy Tower, a Skyscraper under construction in Chicago
See also
- The Legacy (disambiguation)
- Legacy Foundation (disambiguation)
- Legacy of Blood (disambiguation)
- Legacy of Darkness (disambiguation)
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Legacy
Dansk (Danish)
n. - arv, testamentarisk gave
adj. - arve-
Nederlands (Dutch)
erfenis, erflating, legaat, vermaking
Français (French)
n. - (Jur) legs, (fig) héritage, séquelles
adj. - (Comput) hérité (un système)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Erbe, Vermächtnis, Erbschaft
adj. - (Comp.) Legacy, veraltete, aber weiterhin übliche Software
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κληρονομιά, κληροδότημα, (μτφ.) (μεταλαμπαδευόμενη) παράδοση
Português (Portuguese)
n. - legado (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - herencia, legado
adj. - de la herencia o legado
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - legat, testamentarisk gåva, arv
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
继承物, 遗赠产, 遗产, 遗赠的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 繼承物, 遺贈產, 遺產
adj. - 遺贈的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유산 , 유증
adj. - 유산의 , 유물의
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遺産, 受け継いだもの, 遺物
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ميراث بوصيه, تراث
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ירושה, עיזבון, מורשה
adj. - יושנה - חומרה או תוכנה שהתיישנו אך קשה להחליפן בשל שימושן הנרחב
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