legacy noun
1 money/property
ADJ. generous, large | small
VERB + LEGACY bequeath (sb), leave (sb) | get, receive He received a large legacy from his uncle.
PREP. in a/the ~ She left her the money in a legacy. | ~ from a legacy from my old teacher
PHRASES heir to a legacy She is the heir to a legacy of £1 million.
2 result of previous events
ADJ. enduring | historical These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies. | bitter, grim
VERB + LEGACY bequeath (sb), leave (sb), leave behind the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years
PREP. ~ from Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times.
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