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legacy

Definition for legacy

noun as in inheritance, heritage

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Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’

I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy…and it's a legacy that is so important to the culture.

The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.

Reconcile is a rapper from Houston, a city with a rich hip-hop legacy.

With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.

"These must be the legacy to our children," was the reply, in a grave and almost contrite tone.

Each gave to the abbé some legacy of affection to be conveyed to loved ones who were to be left behind.

Thus, should a person mentioned as legatee die before the testator, the legacy would be invalid.

The primitive church, indeed, treasured up these memories of moral heroism as her most precious legacy to after times.

He had another legacy to make over to him, a large iron case fastened with three iron locks.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to legacy, such as: estate, gift, tradition, bequest, birthright, and devise.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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