What is "legacy"

Legacy \Leg"a*cy\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. Legacies (-s[i^]z). [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, esp. 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 commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like.

   My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into the world.
   --Tyndale.

   He came and told his legacy.
   --Chapman.

   Legacy duty, a tax paid to government on legacies.
   --Wharton.

   Legacy hunter, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy.

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.

a. 1 (context computing English) of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain 2 left behind; old or no longer in active use n. 1 (context legal English) money or property bequeathed to someone in a will 2 Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage 3 (context: university and society admissions) The descendant of an alumnus

n. (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest]

In property law, a legacy is a testamentary gift of property after death; see Will and testament.

Legacy may also refer to:

Legacy is an American western drama series starring Brett Cullen which aired on UPN for eighteen episodes from 1998–99. The series is set on a Kentucky horse farm soon after the American Civil War. Cullen's character of Ned Logan is the 42-year-old widowed patriarch of the family. The series focuses on domestic and romantic crises, such as the arrival of 17-year-old orphan Jeremy, and Sean Logan's interracial affair with the daughter of a former slave.

"Legacy" is the 80th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the sixth episode of the fourth season. It marked the point at which the series surpassed the number of episodes in the original series.

The Enterprise crew is caught in the midst of a civil war on Turkana IV, former crew member Tasha Yar's homeworld. While negotiating with one of the factions, they discover that the faction's representative is Tasha's younger sister, Ishara.

Legacy is a 2004 album by The Temptations for the Motown label, introducing new Temptations G.C. Cameron and Joe Herndon. The album was the group's final release on Motown; they left the label shortly after its release.

Legacy is a blues album released in 1998 by Jimmy D. Lane.

Legacy is the fourth album by the progressive metal group Shadow Gallery, released in 2001.

Legacy is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace, Bernice, the Ice Warriors and Alpha Centauri and a return for the Doctor to Peladon. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Russell, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #211.

Legacy is the debut album from underground hip hop artist Akir. It was released on March 20, 2006 on Viper Records. Guest performers on the album include Immortal Technique and Jean Grae. Producers include SouthPaw, Akir, and Apex, and the album was executive produced by Immortal Technique. "Politricks" was released as a single on July 22, 2005.

Legacy is the 19th album by the country rock band Poco, released in 1989. The album reunited the five original members of the group (from the Pickin' Up the Pieces album) and contained two top-40 singles, "Call It Love" and "Nothin' to Hide."

Timothy B. Schmit and Paul Cotton were not involved in the making of this album, notwithstanding that they had become more associated with the band than the original members they replaced; Randy Meisner (who only appeared on the first album) and Jim Messina.

Legacy was the second Poco album to be certified gold.

Legacy is a 1998 action film starring David Hasselhoff and Donita Rose. It was directed by T. J. Scott and written by James Grady and Kevin Lund. It was released on October 9, 1998.

The Sharing Knife: Legacy is a fantasy novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, published in 2007. It is the second book in the The Sharing Knife series.

"Legacy" is a song by Chester rock band Mansun. It was released as a single in 1998 from the group's album, Six, and was the lead track on Eight EP. It follows a similar template to many of the group's other hits and was also their highest-charting single, peaking at No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart.

Legacy is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2002.

This three-disc set includes two CDs of interviews with Watson interspersed with music. Watson discusses his upbringing and career as well as his musical roots. The third disc is a live recording of a concert recorded at the Diana Wortham Theater in Asheville, NC, in 2001. A 72-page booklet including song notes and rare photographs is also included.

At the Grammy Awards of 2003, Legacy won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.

Legacy is the third album by American progressive rock band The Flyin' Ryan Brothers, released in 2002.

Legacy is a 2000 American documentary film directed by Tod Lending. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The film tracks three different generations (over five years) of a family in Chicago that lives in the Henry Horner Homes public housing. Their lives change, however, after a life-altering event - the murder of a family member - slowly changes them to have a more positive outlook on life.

Legacy ( 1987) is a novel by American author James A. Michener. Set during the Iran–Contra affair of the 1980s, the story follows Major Norman Starr, who is called to testify in front of a congressional committee to account for his involvement in covert military actions. The novel is interspersed with historical "flashbacks" as Major Starr reflects on his ancestors and their own roles in American history.

Legacy is a live album by Canadian guitarist Lenny Breau, released in 1983. It was the last album to be released during Breau's lifetime. Recordings from the same performance were also released posthumously on Quietude.

Originally released on LP in 1983, it was remastered and reissued in 1995 on the Guitarchives label as Live at Bourbon St. with additional tracks.

Legacy is the eleventh studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool, released on Wacken Records in 2008. This album celebrates the 30th anniversary of Girlschool, making it the longest running all-female metal band in activity. A few musicians that the band befriended in the many years of incessant touring, lent a hand in completing the recording. Former guitarist Kelly Johnson, deceased in 2007, contributed with her spiritual presence to the work. The song "Legend" is dedicated to her.

Legacy is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by Black Camel Pictures. The film premièred at the Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars Idris Elba from The Wire (who was also executive producer), William Hope, Eamonn Walker and Richard Brake amongst others.

Legacy is Filipino drama series created by Dode Cruz, written by Denoy Navarro-Punio, under the directions of Jay Altarejos (an alternative name for director Joselito Altarejos) and Andoy Ranay, and produced and aired by GMA Network. The series premiered on January 16, 2012, replacing the epic series Amaya on GMA Telebabad block and January 18, 2012 worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV.

The series features a star-studded cast headed by actresses Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe and Alessandra de Rossi as the major characters of the story. With them are Sid Lucero, Geoff Eigenmann and Mike Tan as the leading men.

This series is set mostly on the fictional beauty company called Legacy Corporation where the three main characters (the Alcantara sisters) are vying to be the sole heiress of the said company. Also big part of the series are veteran actors Eddie Garcia who plays the role of Don Romualdo Alcantara, the patriarch, founder and president of the Legacy Corporation; and Cherie Gil as the main antagonist.

The series concluded on June 1, 2012. It ran for 20 weeks, with 98 episodes all in all. It replaced by Makapiling Kang Muli on its timeslot. Starting August 7, 2014 GMA Life TV airs its English-dubbed version worldwide.

Legacy is a series of novels by Cayla Kluver that follow a young princess that must decide between a forbidden love and her obligations to her kingdom. Kluver first began writing the series around the mid-2000s and finished her first rough draft of Legacy at the age of fourteen.

Kluver initially self-published the first volume in the series with the help of her parents, but was later re-released by AmazonEncore in 2008. AmazonEncore passed on further volumes in the series, with Harlequin Teen purchasing the rights to the entire trilogy and releasing the series between 2011 and 2012. Book rights have been sold to over fifteen countries.

Set in 1970s London, Legacy is a spy novel by English author Alan Judd. Published in 2001 it continues the story of Charles Thoroughgood, first introduced in his debut novel, A Breed of Heroes, published 20 years earlier. British historian Peter Hennessy described it as 'one of the best spy novels ever'.

"Legacy" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Eminem, taken from his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). The song, which is the sixth track on the album, discusses Eminem's dysfunctional childhood. The song was produced by American record producer Emile Haynie and written by Eminem, Polina Goudieva, David Brook and Emile Haynie. The song features additional vocals from Russian singer-songwriter Polina. "Legacy" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics upon the album's release. The song has since peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "Legacy" became one of the official theme songs of WrestleMania XXX.

Legacy is a British thriller television film that broadcast on BBC Two on 28 November 2013. It is an adaptation of Alan Judd's spy novel of the same name.

Legacy was a five-person American soul group founded in 1979. The group consisted of producer and songwriter Ben McCray, drummer Al McCray, and singers Barbara Hernandez, Rita Saunders, and Deborah McGriff.

Legacy's first single was "Word Up". Billboard wrote "Legacy's 'Word Up' (Brunswick 12-inch) has all the best hot-and-cool elements of Slave's recent hits: rock steady drumming, a cute girl chorus, and a skillful, slurred male lead. There are several catchy hooks, too."

Legacy is the sixteenth studio album by Hiroshima it was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (held on January 31, 2010).

"Legacy", also titled "Legacy (Save My Life)", is a song by Dutch producer and DJ Nicky Romero and American electronic dance music duo Krewella (formerly a trio during production of the track). The song was initially released on July 15, 2013 through Protocol Recordings via Beatport, where it topped the website's Top 100 chart on the same week. It was later released worldwide as a digital download on September 9, 2013.

Legacy is a role-playing game published by Legacy Press in 1978.

Legacy is the third studio album by Hope for the Dying. Facedown Records released the album on March 4, 2016, as the band's third release with the label, with their first being Dissimulation, that released in 2011.