I. ˈle-gə-sē noun
( plural -cies )
Etymology: Middle English legacie office of a legate, bequest, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, office of a legate, from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus
Date: 15th century
1. : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
2. : something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
the legacy of the ancient philosophers
II. adjective
Date: 1990
: of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system
transfer the legacy data
a legacy system