Legacy

Pronunciation

Origin

From Old French legacie, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin lēgātum, participle of lēgō.

Full definition of legacy

Noun

1. (legal) money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
2. Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritageJohn Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
3. The descendant of an alumnusBecause she was a legacy, her mother's sorority rushed her.

Adjective

1. (computing) of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain
2. left behind; old or no longer in active useThey expect it to take years to process and import all the legacy data.''A legacy number or legacy identifier means a number no longer in use (for a document, for example)."