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legacy Definition

lega·cy (leg′ə sē)

noun pl. legacies -·cies

  1. money or property left to someone by a will; bequest
  2. anything handed down from, or as from, an ancestor
  3. ☆ a student applying or admitted to a college or university who is a relative of an alumnus

Etymology: ME legacie < OFr < ML legatia < L legatus: see legate

adjective

being or having to do with something, esp. something outdated or otherwise undesirable, that is carried over from a previous system, business operation, etc.
legacy Law Definition

n

A grant by will of personal property or of money.
alternate legacy
A legacy in which the recipient is given a choice among various items.
contingent legacy
. A legacy that depends on an event that has not yet occurred.
demonstrative legacy
A legacy paid from a particular source if there are sufficient funds.
general legacy
A legacy from the assets or proceeds of an estate, paid in cash or in fungible personal property, such as stock.
residuary legacy
A bequest of all property not specifically mentioned in will. 
specific
 legacy. A legacy that consists of a piece of property that is clearly distinguishable and separable from the remainder of the property that forms the estate of the testator.
legacy Telecom Definition
Referring to a software or hardware component or element, a system, or a network that is technically outdated, although often compatible with current technology. In consideration of the evolutionary nature of technology, systems and standards development generally places considerable emphasis on backward compatibility, i.e., compatibility with legacy technology.
legacy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • colonialism: In describing Irish identities, Young Ireland had to deal with the issue of constructing citizenship against the legacy of colonialism.
  • under-investment: There is a legacy of under-investment in IT infrastructure.
  • bitterness: But the legacy of bitterness has made normal political give and take difficult, at times virtually impossible.
  • imperialism: Kashmir is at present occupied by India, a legacy of British imperialism.
  • contamination: Nuclear power is dangerous, unpredictable and leaves behind a legacy of deadly contamination.

Converse of object

  • bequeath: In his will, he bequeaths a pecuniary legacy of £ 150,000 to his wife and the residue to his son.
  • leave: Consider leaving a legacy Make us a gift in your Will.
  • inherit: This new economy is founded on the macro-economic legacy inherited by New Labor in 1997.

Adjective modifier

  • pecuniary: A pecuniary legacy is a fixed sum of money.
  • enduring: It also gives us, the viewers, the enduring legacy of the definitive image of a media spanning legend.
  • deadly: A government wedded to the apparent technical fix of nuclear power, leaving a costly and deadly legacy for generations to come.

Modifies a noun

  • multiuser: Withdraw legacy multiuser machines - due Easter 2004 The legacy solaris multiuser machines should be withdrawn from service.
  • currency: Document where you use the legacy currencies in your system.
  • dcs: The Miscellaneous Services team were actioned to decommission the legacy dcs and cogsci ftp servers during the next three months.
  • solaris: Jeremy was concerned that some folk ( eg LTG ) are still running software that only works on legacy solaris systems.

Noun used with modifier

  • decibel: One initiative that has already been implemented as part of the decibel legacy is the Creative Advisors Scheme.