legacynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈleɡ.ə.si/us/ˈleɡ.ə.si/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.
The war has left a legacy of hatred.
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- The scars are the legacy of chicken pox.
- I received a small legacy from an aunt.
- The novel will be his legacy.
- Their argument left a legacy of bitterness.
- She left a legacy to the hospice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- codicil
- cut
- heir apparent
- heiress
- heirloom
- inheritor
- intestate
- leave
- pass
- probate
- residue
- settle
- settle sth on sb
- settle your affairs idiom
- survivor
- transfer
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