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legacy
noun
-
legacy
,
legacies
money
,
property
,
or
other
personal
assets
that
someone
leaves
to
another
person
in
a
will
•
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
Maria
learned
that
she
had
been
left
a
legacy
of
a
small
cottage
in
the
countryside
.
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
Maria
learned
that
she
had
been
left
a
legacy
of
a
small
cottage
in
the
countryside
.
•
The
siblings
agreed
to
donate
part
of
their
father
’
s
legacy
to
charity
.
The
siblings
agreed
to
donate
part
of
their
father
’
s
legacy
to
charity
.
From
Middle
English
legacie
,
from
Medieval
Latin
legatia
"
office
of
a
legate
,
bequest
",
from
Latin
legatus
"
ambassador
,
deputy
".
noun
-
legacy
,
legacies
something
such
as
ideas
,
achievements
,
or
problems
that
are
passed
down
from
people
in
the
past
to
those
in
the
present
or
future
•
The
scientist
’
s
greatest
legacy
is
the
vaccine
that
continues
to
save
millions
of
lives
.
The
scientist
’
s
greatest
legacy
is
the
vaccine
that
continues
to
save
millions
of
lives
.
•
Pollution
is
one
unfortunate
legacy
of
rapid
industrial
growth
.
Pollution
is
one
unfortunate
legacy
of
rapid
industrial
growth
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
.
Over
time
,
meaning
broadened
from
material
inheritance
to
intangible
things
passed
down
.
adjective
old
or
outdated
,
especially
referring
to
computer
systems
or
products
that
are
still
in
use
even
though
newer
versions
exist
•
The
company
keeps
a
legacy
system
running
because
replacing
it
would
be
too
expensive
.
The
company
keeps
a
legacy
system
running
because
replacing
it
would
be
too
expensive
.
•
Developers
must
write
special
code
to
connect
the
new
app
with
the
legacy
database
.
Developers
must
write
special
code
to
connect
the
new
app
with
the
legacy
database
.
Adjective
sense
developed
in
late
20th
century
computing
jargon
,
extending
the
noun
’
s
idea
of
something
handed
down
to
describe
older
technology
still
in
use
.
