English Online Dictionary. What means legacy? What does legacy mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātum.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɡəsi/
- (some US dialects) IPA(key): /ˈleɪɡəsi/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈleɡəsi/
Noun
legacy (plural legacies)
- (law) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
- Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
- Synonym: heritage
- (education) The descendant of an alumnus, given preference in academic admissions.
Translations
Adjective
legacy
- (especially computing) Left over from the past; old and no longer current.