legacy

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Etymology

From Old French legacie, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin lēgātum, participle of lēgō.

Noun

legacy (plural legacies)

1. (law) money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
2. Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage

   John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.

3. The descendant of an alumnus

   Because she was a legacy, her mother's sorority rushed her.

Translations

money or property bequeathed to someone in a will

Dutch: erfenis (nl), erfgoed (nl) Finnish: perintö, legaatti French: héritage (fr) m. German: Erbe (de) n. Italian: eredità (it), lascito (it) Japanese: 遺産 (ja) (いさん, isan)

Latin: hereditas (la) f. Polish: spadek (pl) m. Romanian: moștenire (ro) f. Russian: наследство (ru) (naslédstvo) n. Spanish: herencia (es) f. Turkish: miras (tr)

Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage

Dutch: erfgoed (nl), erfenis (nl) Finnish: perintö (fi) German: Wirken (de) n., Erbe (de) n. Italian: eredità (it)

Norwegian: arv (no) m. Polish: dziedzictwo n., spuścizna f. Russian: наследие (ru) (nasléije) n. Turkish: miras (tr)

The descendant of an alumnus

Adjective

legacy

1. (computing) of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain
2. left behind; old or no longer in active use

   They expect it to take years to process and import all the legacy data.

Translations

Aging computer system

French: Système hérité (fr) m.

Left behind, old or no longer in active use