Legacy | Mean of legacy in English Dictionary

/ˈlɛgəsi/

• Noun
• something (such as property or money) that is received from someone who has died
1. She left us a legacy of a million dollars.
2. a substantial legacy
• something that happened in the past or that comes from someone in the past
1. He left his children a legacy of love and respect.
2. The war left a legacy of pain and suffering.
3. We discussed the country's legacy of slavery. [=the ways in which the country is still affected by slavery]
4. Her artistic legacy lives on through her children.