Look up: legacy

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   legacy
   something handed down from ancestors 
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   Legacy
   A legacy is a sum of money or article bequeathed by will and handed down from a predecessor.
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   Legacy
   Sum of money left to a charity or organisation in someone's will, to be awarded when they die. It is estimated that legacies are worth around £1.2bn to the charity sector a year, four times as much as the income received by charities from the corporate sector.
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   legacy
   [Noun] Anything left behind or handed down. A gift left in a will.
   Example: This set of medals is a legacy of the old man who once lived here.
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   legacy
   a computer, system, or software that was created for a specific purpose but is now outdated; anything left over from a previous version of the hardware or software.
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   Legacy
   A gift or personal property in a will (to a legatee). A legacy may be: (1) specific (a gift of a specified thing e.g. 'my gold wedding ring'); (2) demonstrative (a gift, in its nature general, directed to be satisfied or paid out of a specified fund or specified part of the testator`s property e.g '£1000 out of my deposit account with Barclays'); (3) general ( a bequest which does not identify specifically the thing bequethed e.g. 'a horse to X and a gold watch to Y'. The subject matter of a general legacy need not form part of the testator`s assets at the time of his death; (4) pecuniary (a sum of money but a annuity is also included); (5) residuary (i.e. the residue of a personal estate); (6) contingent (e.g. 'to X on her entering university').
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   legacy
   Containing obsolete technology.
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   Legacy
   A gift which you wish to leave a person or organisation upon death. There are several types of legacy including: • a money legacy e.g. £1000 to Mr X • a specific legacy e.g. my gold wedding ring to my daughter It is important to describe the item(s) accurately to avoid confusion. Unless you indicate otherwise the will is prepared so that any be...
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   Legacy
   Another term for bequest, that is, the making of a gift by will. In the main there are three... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/legacy.htm?id=834&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of legacy'>more</a>
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    legacy
    In law, a gift of personal property made by a testator in a will and transferred on the testator's death to the legatee. Specific legacies are definite named objects; a general legacy is a sum of...
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    legacy
    a computer, system, or software that was created for a specific purpose but is now outdated; anything left over from a previous version of the hardware or software.
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    Legacy
    A gift in a Will. Cash gifts are called 'pecuniary legacies', gifts of specified objects are called 'specific legacies' and a right to receive a share of the residue is called 'a residuary legacy'.
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    Legacy
    A gift under a will
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    Legacy
    Leg'a·cy (lĕg'ȧ*sȳ) noun ; plural Legacies (- sĭz). [ Latin (assumed) legatia , for legatum , from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: confer Old French legat legacy. See Legate .] 1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a leg ...
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    legacy
    Pl.Legacies. [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, especially. 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 ...
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    Legacy
    • (n.) A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. • (n.) A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like.
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    legacy
    in law, generally a gift of property by will or testament. The term is used to denote the disposition of either personal or real property in the ... [1 related articles]
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    legacy
    legacy 1. Money or property that is left to someone in a will. 2. Something that is handed down or remains from a previous generation or time. 3. Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: 'We have received a legacy of religious freedom.'
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    legacy
    An inherited obligation. For example, a legacy database might contain strategic data that must be maintained for a long time after the database has become technologically obsolete.
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    legacy
    legacy, bequest by will of personal property, similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy bequeaths a...
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