Main Entry:

¹leg·a·cy

Pronunciation:

\ˈle-gə-sē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural leg·a·cies

Etymology:

Middle English legacie office of a legate, bequest, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, office of a legate, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus

Date:

15th century

1 : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest 2 : something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past <the legacy of the ancient philosophers>