Legacy vs. Heritage

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Left over from the past; no longer current.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denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.

Heritagenoun

An inheritance; property that may be inherited.

Heritagenoun

A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.

Heritagenoun

A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.

Heritagenoun

(attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

Heritageadjective

That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.

Heritageadjective

A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.

Heritagenoun

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition;

Heritagenoun

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors;

Heritagenoun

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Heritagenoun

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

Heritagenoun

property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance

Heritagenoun

valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations

Heritagenoun

denoting or relating to things of special architectural, historical, or natural value that are preserved for the nation

Heritagenoun

denoting a traditional brand or product regarded as emblematic of fine craftsmanship

Heritagenoun

denoting a breed of livestock or poultry that was once traditional to an area but is no longer farmed in large numbers

Heritagenoun

(of a plant variety) not hybridized with another; old-fashioned

Heritagenoun

a special or individual possession; an allotted portion

Heritagenoun

Christians, or the ancient Israelites, seen as God's chosen people.