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noun money/property ADJ. generous, large | small VERB + LEGACY bequeath (sb), leave (sb) | get, receive He received a large legacy from his uncle. PREP. in a/the ~ She left her the money in a legacy. | ~ from a legacy from my old teacher PHRASES heir to a legacy She is the heir to a legacy of £1 million. result of previous events ADJ. enduring | historical These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies. | bitter, grim VERB + LEGACY bequeath (sb), leave (sb), leave behind the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years PREP. ~ from Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary