Synonyms of legacy

legacy

noun

ˈle-gə-sē 

as in inheritance

something that is or may be inherited

the old locket was part of the legacy from my great-great-grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inheritance
• heritage
• bequest
• gift
• patrimony
• present
• birthright
• offering
• heirloom
• bestowal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of legacy

Throughout the speech, the socialist mayor argued that the United States has been defined by generations of immigrants and other groups overcoming oppression while casting today’s political and economic leaders as forces working against that legacy. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Faced with a national IT compliance mandate, Sapporo’s city government needed to modernize over one million lines of legacy code, which Kaplan estimated would have normally taken 200 engineering months of work. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Her legacy has found new thrust among LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, disability, feminist, and Latin American empowerment movements. — Theo Lee, Vogue, 3 July 2026

The cast stood in the New York City Council Chamber until 2021, when it was removed to New York Historical for contextualization in light of Jefferson’s appalling legacy on race and slavery. — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026