Legacy

Legacy

Noun / Adjective · /ˈleɡ.ə.si/

Definition

(Noun) a sum of money or other asset left to someone in a will; something handed down from a predecessor or from the past — a heritage, tradition, or long-lasting effect; (Adjective, computing) relating to an outdated system, software, or technology that is still in use.

Origin

From Old French legacie (office of a legate), from Medieval Latin legatia (office or function of a legate), from Latin legatus (one sent as a deputy or ambassador), from legare (to send, to appoint, to bequeath). The legal bequest sense developed in Medieval Latin from the deputising sense of legatus.