legacies

noun, plural leg·a·cies.

1. Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
2. anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome.
3. an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent.
4. Obsolete. the office, function, or commission of a legate.

adjective

5. of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems.

noun plural -cies

1. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property
2. something handed down or received from an ancestor or predecessor
3. (modifier) surviving computer systems, hardware, or softwarelegacy network; legacy application

n.late 14c., “body of persons sent on a mission,” from Old French legatie “legate’s office,” from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus “ambassador, envoy,” noun use of past participle of legare “appoint by a last will, send as a legate” (see legate). Sense of “property left by will” appeared in Scottish mid-15c.