All 3 Uses of

legacy

in

A Room of One's Own

The news of my legacy reached me one night about the same time that the act was passed that gave votes to women.†
Chpt 2 *

Indeed my aunt's legacy unveiled the sky to me, and substituted for the large and imposing figure of a gentleman, which Milton recommended for my perpetual adoration, a view of the open sky.†
Chpt 2

It will be a curious sight, when it comes, to see these women as they are, but we must wait a little, for Mary Carmichael will still be encumbered with that self-consciousness in the presence of 'sin' which is the legacy of our sexual barbarity.†
Chpt 5

Definition:

coming from the past or left to the future

in 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."