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legacies

[leg-uh-see] Origin

leg·a·cy

[leg-uh-see] noun, plural -cies.
1.
Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
2.
anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome.
3.
an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent.
4.
Obsolete. the office, function, or commission of a legate.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems.

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Legacies is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English legacie office of a deputy or legate < Medieval Latin lēgātia. See legate, -acy


1, 2. inheritance.

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legacy
late 14c., "body of persons sent on a mission," from O.Fr. legacie "legate's office," from M.L. legatia, from L. legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use of pp. of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" (see legate). Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scot. c.1460.
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