What does legado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word legado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use legado in Spanish.

The word legado in Spanish means legacy, legacy, bequest, legacy, legate, aide, leave, hand down, pass on, absolute legacy, additional legacy, accumulative legacy, conditional legacy, devise of realty, devise of real estate, legacy of property, residuary legacy, legacy trust, ademption, legacy system. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word legado

legacy

nombre masculino (herencia inmaterial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La buena educación fue el legado de sus padres.
A good education was his parents' legacy.

legacy

nombre masculino (herencia cultural o artística)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pintor dejó un legado de gran valor artístico.
The painter left a legacy of high artistic value.

bequest, legacy

nombre masculino (herencia material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su abuelo le dejó la casa como legado.
Her grandfather had left her the house as a bequest (or: legacy).

legate, aide

nombre masculino (persona que representa a autoridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El legado del gobernador asistió a la recepción en la Embajada.
The governor's legate went to the reception at the Embassy.

leave

verbo transitivo (dejar en herencia)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Legaron a cada hijo una parte del terreno.
They left each child a share of the land.

hand down, pass on

verbo transitivo (figurado (trasmitir información)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
El maestro legó sus ideas al aprendiz.
The teacher handed down (or: passed on) his ideas to his apprentice.

absolute legacy

(derecho: cesión total)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

additional legacy, accumulative legacy

(derecho: cesión acumulada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

conditional legacy

(derecho: con condiciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

devise of realty, devise of real estate

(der: donación finca y bienes raíces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legacy of property

(der: de propiedad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

residuary legacy

locución nominal masculina (derecho: residual) (personal property, money)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legacy trust

(der: administrado por un tercero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ademption

(derecho: anular herencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legacy system

locución nominal masculina (sistema informático anticuado en uso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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