名词

1. 遗产；遗赠
A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die.

2. （事件或历史的）遗留问题，后遗症
A legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over.

1. (law) a gift of personal property by will

Synonym: bequest