- money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die synonym inheritance
- They each received a legacy of $5 000.
Extra Examples- She is the heir to a legacy of £1 million.
- She left her the money in a legacy.
- a legacy from my old teacher
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + legacy- bequeath (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- get
- …
- in a/the legacy
- legacy from
- heir to a legacy
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- a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past
- Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
- The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect.
- She was an active anti-bullying campaigner, and after she died her family set up a charity to ensure that her legacy lives on.
- In the UK, the Olympic legacy lives on most strongly in East London where the Olympic Park is located.
Extra Examples- His influence on younger musicians is perhaps his greatest legacy.
- She said she would continue her father's legacy.
- Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times.
- These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies.
- a great legacy of technical innovation
- the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enduring
- lasting
- great
- …
- bequeath (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- leave behind
- …
- legacy from
- legacy of
Word Originlate Middle English (also denoting the function or office of a deputy, especially a papal legate): from Old French legacie, from medieval Latin legatia ‘legateship’, from legatus ‘person delegated’, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.
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