All 4 Uses of
legacy
in
Bleak House
- After my mother's death, all was to come to me except a legacy of three hundred pounds that I was then to pay my brother.†
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- My brother some time afterwards claimed his legacy.†
Chpt 13-15
- —were three times the legacy.†
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- My brother would have given up the legacy, and joyful, to escape more costs.†
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Definition:
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(legacy) coming from the past or left to the futurein various senses including:
- in law -- a gift given through a will -- "She left a legacy of $10,000 to her niece."
- of a situation -- resulting from the past -- "Today's debt problem is a legacy of profligate spending by prior administrations."
- of culture -- a practice passed from one generation to the next -- "The city has along legacy of bribes and corruption."
- of technology -- something that still uses old technology -- "We're using a legacy software that only the old-timers know how to update."
- of a member or potential member of an organization -- the child of a previous member -- "She is a legacy candidate."