legacy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.

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

2. 2
   noun

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

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

3. 3
   adj

   Left over from the past; old and no longer current.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.

4. 4
   noun

   (law) a gift of personal property by will

5. 5
   noun

   Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

Etymology

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