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Legacy

//ˈleɪɡəsi// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Left over from the past; old and no longer current. especially, not-comparable

    "They have no idea what occurs in the network or its topology, and all of the services remain dependent on it — a very legacy approach to creating services in the optical network."

Noun
  1. 1
    Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
  2. 2
    (law) a gift of personal property by will wordnet
  3. 3
    Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.

    "John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment."

  4. 4
    The descendant of an alumnus, given preference in academic admissions.

    "Because she was a legacy, her mother's sorority rushed her."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātum.

Etymology 2

From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātum.

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