• L E G A C Y    / ˈ l ɛ ɡ ə s ɪ /
    noun (pl) -cies 1. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property n. late 14c.,  "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office, "from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use  of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" see legate).  Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.
  • C E R T A I N T Y    \ ˈ s ə r - t ə n ­‐ t ē \
    noun (pl) -cies 1. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property n. late 14c.,  "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office, "from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use  of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" see legate).  Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.
  • C L A R I T Y    / ˈ c l a - r ɪ - tē /
    noun (pl) -cies 1. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property n. late 14c.,  "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office, "from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use  of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" see legate).  Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.
  • C O N F I D E N C E    \ ˈ s ə r ­‐ t ə -n­‐ t ē \
    noun (pl) -cies 1. a gift by will, esp of money or personal property n. late 14c.,  "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office, "from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use  of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" see legate).  Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.