Definition for LEG'A-CY

LEG'A-CY, n. [Sp. legado; Fr. legs; L. legatum, from lego, to send, to bequeath; Eth. ለከአ laka, Ar. أَلَكَ‎‎ alaka, to send. Class Lg, No 1.]

A bequest; a particular thing, or certain sum of money given by last will or testament. Good counsel is the best legacy a father can leave to his child. – L'Estrange.

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