English · Word Candidate

legacy

/ˈlɛɡəsi/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: legacies

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiền hoặc tài sản để lại trong di chúc

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì đó được thừa hưởng từ người tiền nhiệm hoặc quá khứ

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Noun

Examples

John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Left over from the past; old and no longer current.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Còn lại từ quá khứ, cũ và không còn được sử dụng

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Adjective

Examples

They have no idea what occurs in the network or its topology, and all of the services remain dependent on it — a very legacy approach to creating services in the optical network.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Belonging to a class of boardgame where permanent changes are made to game elements such as the board, cards and rules over multiple play sessions.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc loại trò chơi có thay đổi vĩnh viễn các yếu tố sau nhiều phiên chơi

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Adjective

Examples

Risk Legacy, in 2011, was the first game to give visibility to the idea of progressive and irreversible discovery in the board gaming hobby, 2 and it did so by applying it to the well-known game Risk.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “legacy” mean?

Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

Is “legacy” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.