legacy

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LEG'ACY, [Latin legatum, from lego, to send, to bequeath.] A bequest; a particular thing, or certain sum of money given by last will or testament. Good counsel is the best legacy a father can leave to his child.
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