legacy

legacy, bequest by will of personal property, similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy bequeaths a designated object, e.g., a named painting. A general legacy is a sum of money to be paid out of any assets of the estate. The residuary legacy is all of the deceased's personal property otherwise undistributed.

Legacy or legacies may refer to:

Buildings

• Legacy Tower, a Skyscraper under construction in Chicago
• Legacy Village, an outdoor shopping complex in Lyndhurst, Ohio

Comics

• Legacy (heroclix), the fourth DC Heroclix set produced by Wizkids
• Legacy Virus, a fictional virus from the Marvel Universe

Computers

• Legacy Family Tree, genealogy software
• Legacy system, a term for out-of-date hardware and/or software still in use
• Fedora Legacy, an open-source project

Education

• Legacy preferences, favorable consideration of an applicant for a school that was attended by his/her parent.

Environment

• Legacy of parks, a conservation program in the 1970s in the United States

Films

• Legacy (film), a film starring Madeline Zima
• Legacy Releasing, a film distributor of the 1990s based in California
• Legacy: A Mormon Journey, a 53-minute film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Legacy of Rage , a Hong Kong film starring Brandon Lee
• Legacy (1998 film), a 1998 film starring David Hasselhoff and Donita Rose

Gaming

• Legacy IBM PC Emulator, an emulator of bootable IBM PC games
• Star Trek: Legacy, a computer game by Mad Doc Software and Bethesda Softworks
• Legacy of Kain, a series of video games

Law

• Legacy, a gift given to someone after death through a Will (law).

Literature

• Legacies (novel), a Repairman Jack novel by author F. Paul Wilson
• Legacy (Doctor Who), a Doctor Who spin-off novel by Gary Russell
• Legacy (1995 novel), a science-fiction novel in Greg Bear's The Way series
• Legacy (2007 novel), a fantasy novel in Lois McMasterBujold's The Sharing Knife series
• Star Wars: Legacy, a comic book in the Star Wars Expanded Universe
• Legacies, the first book in The Corean Chronicles by author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
• Legacy Journal, a journal of American women writers.

Music

• Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy, the eleventh studio album by German power metal band Helloween
• Legacy (Akir album), an album by underground hip hop artist Akir
• Legacy (band), a British-based acoustic band
• Legacy Five - a southern gospel quartet
• Legacy (Jimmy D. Lane album), an album by blues rock musician Jimmy D. Lane
• Legacy (Temptations album), a 2004 album by The Temptations for the Motown label
• Legacy Recordings, Sony BMG Music Entertainment's catalog division
• Legacy: A Collection of New Folk Music, a 1989 compilation from Windham Hill Records
• Legacy...Hymns and Faith, a 2002 album by Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant
• Legacy: the Absolute Best, a two-disc compilation album by The Doors released in 2003
• The Legacy, an album by the thrash metal band Testament
• The Fourth Legacy, an album by the power metal band Kamelot
• "The Legacy", a song by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden
• Legacy (Madball album), an album by the New York Hardcore band Madball
• Six (album), a 1998 album by Mansun, from which the song Legacy was released as a single
• "Legacy of Brutality", an album by the punk rock band Misfits.
• Legacy (Shadow Gallery album), an album by the progressive metal band Shadow Gallery

Organizations

• Legacy Australia, a charitable institution in Australia
• Legacy Interactive, an interactive media company

Olympics

• 2012 legacy, the Legacy for the Summer 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London

Sports

• San Francisco Legacy, the last original franchise of the National Women's Basketball League
• Virginia Legacy, a soccer team in the United States
• Legacy Trust UK, a consortium associated with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Legacy (racehorse), a competitor who was remounted to finish seventh in the 1841 Grand National

Television

• "Legacies (Babylon 5)", an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5
• "Legacy (SVU)", a second season episode of the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• "Legacy (Stargate SG-1)", a third-season episode of the TV series Stargate SG-1
• "Legacy (TNG episode)", a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• "Legacy (TV series)", an American dramatic television series which aired on UPN from 1998-1999
• Poltergeist: The Legacy, a Canadian/American horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999

Transportation

• Embraer Legacy 600, a mid-sized business jet
• Legacy Parkway, a freeway in Utah
• Legacy carrier, an older airline
• Subaru Legacy, a mid-size car

See also

• Legacy Foundation (disambiguation)
• Legacy of Blood (disambiguation)
• Legacy of Darkness (disambiguation)