¦ noun (plural legacies)
1. an amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
2. something handed down by a predecessor.
¦ adjective Computing denoting hardware or software that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.
Origin
ME (also denoting the function or office of a legate): from OFr.
legacie, from med. L.
legatia 'legateship', from
legatus (see
legate).