Meaning & use
legacy
Something handed down from the past, or the lasting impact a person or event leaves behind.
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The scholarship program is part of the late professor's legacy to the university.
His grandfather left him a small legacy that helped pay for college.
A note on using this word
In technology, "legacy" describes outdated systems still in use, as in "legacy code," distinct from the inheritance sense.
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