legacy
pronunciation
How to pronounce legacy in British English:
UK [ˈleɡəsi]
How to pronounce legacy in American English:
US [ˈleɡəsi]
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- Noun:
- (law) a gift of personal property by will
Word Origin
- legacy (n.)
- late 14c., "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office," from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" (see legate). Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.
Example
- 1. The obama legacy will partly be defined by events .
- 2. But he left behind a poisonous legacy for the conservative movement .
- 3. We are the keepers of this legacy .
- 4. Squandering this legacy would be foolish .
- 5. That insight is keynes 's greatest legacy .