Legacy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "legacy" word

[noun] (law) a gift of personal property by will

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\Leg"a*cy\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Legacies} (-s[i^]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.] 1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. 2. A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like. My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into the world. --Tyndale. He came and told his legacy. --Chapman. {Legacy duty}, a tax paid to government on legacies. --Wharton. {Legacy hunter}, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy.

Synonyms for legacy

bequest

See also: gift | heritage | inheritance |

Related terms: bequest, borough-English, codicil, corollary, devise, distillate, event, fruit, gavelkind, harvest, heritable, heritage, heritance, logical outcome, offshoot, offspring, outcome, primogeniture, resultant, reversion, sequel, sequence

The fun area, different aproach to word »legacy«

Let's analyse "legacy" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YCAGEL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-.. . --. .- -.-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: legacy: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: legacy: 3 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 3 + 7 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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