legacy
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legacy
- /ˈlɛɡəsi/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈleɪɡəsi/
- /ˈleɡəsi/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English legacie, from Old French legacie and Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātum. Compare legatee.
The boardgame sense was coined by game designer Rob Daviau in 2011 with the game Risk Legacy.
noun legacies
- Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
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Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
Similar: heritage
- The descendant of an alumnus, given preference in academic admissions. Because she was a legacy, her mother's sorority rushed her.
adjective
- Left over from the past; old and no longer current. 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.
- Belonging to a class of boardgame where permanent changes are made to game elements such as the board, cards and rules over multiple play sessions. Risk Legacy, in 2011, was the first game to give visibility to the idea of progressive and irreversible discovery in the board gaming hobby, 2 and it did so by applying it to the well-known game Risk.
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Closest in meaning: bequest, inheritance, intestacy, testament, inherit, heir, estate, property, patrimony, heiress, heritage, inherited, birthright, heirloom, endowment, donation
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noun money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
| Español | legado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유산 yusan |
| 日本語 | 遺産 isan |
| 中文 | 遺產 /遗产 yíchǎn |
| Português | legado |
| Français | legs |
| Deutsch | Vermächtnis |
| Italiano | eredità, lascito |
| Română | moștenire |
| Русский | насле́дство naslédstvo |
| العربية | إرْث ʔirṯ, تَرِكَة tarika |
noun something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
| Español | legado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 遗产 yíchǎn |
| Português | legado |
| Français | héritage, legs |
| Deutsch | Wirken, Erbe, Vermächtnis, Hinterlassenschaft |
| Italiano | eredità, retaggio, lascito |
| Ελληνικά | κληρονομιά klironomiá |
| Română | moștenire |
| Русский | насле́дие naslédije |
| Tiếng Việt | di sản |
noun the descendant of an alumnus
| 中文 | 校友子女 xiàoyǒu zǐnǚ |
|---|
adj left behind, old or no longer in active use
| Español | legado, heredado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 遺留的 /遗留的 yíliú de |
| Deutsch | hinterlassen, vererbt, tradiert, Alt- |
| Italiano | vecchio, abbandonato |
| Română | moștenit |
| Русский | унасле́дованный unaslédovannyj |
Talk about this word "legacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legacy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. legacy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legacy "legacy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legacy.Cite this
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title = {legacy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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