LEGACIES Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word legacies. (close relations)
Definition of LEGACIES
Best Alternative Words for LEGACIES
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assets | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | ||||||||
bequests | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
birthrights | nounn | |||||||
noun • a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth • an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||||||||
endowments | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural abilities or qualities • the capital that provides income for an institution • the act of endowing with a permanent source of income | ||||||||
estates | nounn | |||||||
noun • everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities • extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use • a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights | ||||||||
fortunes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a large amount of wealth or prosperity • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | ||||||||
heritages | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
inheritances | nounn | |||||||
noun • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | ||||||||
patrimonies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a church endowment • an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||||||||
possessions | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of having and controlling property • anything owned or possessed • being controlled by passion or the supernatural • a mania restricted to one thing or idea • a territory that is controlled by a ruling state • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior • (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) | ||||||||
heritage | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
bequest | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will |