legacy
n. விருப்புரிகைக்கொடை, விருப்ப ஆவணமூலமாகக் கொடுக்கப்படும் பணம் அல்லது பொருள், மரபுரிமைச் செல்வம், மரபுரிகைப் பண்பு, முன்னோர் வழிவந்த பண்பு.
Leg"a*cy, n.; pl.Legacies. Etym: [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. See Legate.] 1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease. 2. A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; - - obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like. My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into the world. Tyndale. He came and told his legacy. Chapman. Legacy duty, a tax paid to government on legacies. Wharton. -- Legacy hunter, one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy.