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Legacy

West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

LEGACY

A disposition ofpersonal propertyby will.

In a narrow technical sense, a legacy is distinguishable from a devise, a gift by will of real property. This distinction, however, will not be permitted to defeat the intent of a testator—one who makes a will—and these terms can be applied interchangeably to either personal property or real property if the context of the will demonstrates that this was the intention of the testator.

A general legacy, a demonstrative legacy, and a specific legacy represent the three primary types of legacies.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

legacy bequest by will of personal property , similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy bequeaths a designated object, e.g., a named painting. A general legacy is a sum of money to be paid out of any assets of the estate. The residuary legacy is all of the deceased's personal property otherwise undistributed.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

leg·a·cy / ˈlegəsē/ • n. (pl. -cies) an amount of money or property left to someone in a will. ∎  a thing handed down by a predecessor: the legacy of centuries of neglect. • adj. Comput. denoting software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

legacy †legateship XIV; bequest XV. — OF. legacie — medL. lēgātia legateship, f. lēgātus LEGATE. In the second and current sense repr. AL. lēgantia, f. lēgāre (see LEGATE).
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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