legacy — leg·a·cy / le gə sē/ n pl cies [Medieval Latin legatio, from Latin legare to bequeath]: a gift of property by will; specif: a gift of personal property by will: bequest see also ademption compare devise conjoint leg … Law dictionary
Legacy — or legacies may refer to:Buildings* Legacy Tower, a Skyscraper under construction in Chicago * Legacy Village, an outdoor shopping complex in Lyndhurst, OhioComics* Legacy (heroclix), the fourth DC Heroclix set produced by Wizkids * Legacy Virus … Wikipedia
Legacy — Leg a*cy (l[e^]g [.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Legacies} ( s[i^]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.] 1. A gift of property by will, esp. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Legacy — (Сульмона,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Vico Dell Ospedale 54, 67039 Сульмона, Италия … Каталог отелей
Legacy — [dt. »Vermächtnis«] die, ältere Datenbestände, die möglicherweise nicht mehr problemlos genutzt werden können, weil neue Programme, ein neues Betriebssystem oder ein neues Computersystem eingeführt wurden. Legacy wird auch generell als… … Universal-Lexikon
legacy — late 14c., body of persons sent on a mission, from O.Fr. legatie legate s office, from M.L. legatia, from L. legatus ambassador, envoy, noun use of pp. of legare appoint by a last will, send as a legate (see LEGATE (Cf. legate)). Sense of… … Etymology dictionary
legacy — [n] inheritance, heritage bequest, birthright, devise, endowment, estate, gift, heirloom, throwback, tradition; concepts 337,710 … New thesaurus
legacy — ► NOUN (pl. legacies) 1) an amount of money or property left to someone in a will. 2) something handed down by a predecessor. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of computer hardware or software) that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its… … English terms dictionary
legacy — [leg′ə sē] n. pl. legacies [ME legacie < OFr < ML legatia < L legatus: see LEGATE] 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… … English World dictionary
legacy — A disposition of personalty by will. A bequest. In a technical sense and strictly construed, legacy is a gift or bequest by will of personal property, whereas a devise is a testamentary disposition of real estate, but such distinction will not be … Black's law dictionary
