Destiny vs. Legacy

Destinynoun

That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will

Destinynoun

The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

Destinynoun

That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.

Destinynoun

The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

Destinynoun

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

Destinynoun

the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman);

Destinynoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

Destinynoun

the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future

Destinynoun

the hidden power believed to control future events; fate

Destiny

Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin fatum ), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual.

Legacynoun

(legal) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

Legacynoun

Something inherited from a predecessor or the past; a heritage.

Legacynoun

(university and society admissions) The descendant of an alumnus.

Legacyadjective

Left over from the past; no longer current.

Legacynoun

A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease.

Legacynoun

A business with which one is intrusted by another; a commission; - obsolete, except in the phrases last legacy, dying legacy, and the like.

Legacynoun

(law) a gift of personal property by will

Legacynoun

an amount of money or property left to someone in a will

Legacynoun

something left or handed down by a predecessor

Legacynoun

an applicant to a particular college or university who is regarded preferentially because a parent or other relative attended the same institution

Legacyadjective

denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.