Difference between Legacy and Heritage

What is the difference between Legacy and Heritage?

Legacy as a noun is money or property bequeathed to someone in a will while Heritage as a noun is an inheritance; property that may be inherited.

Legacy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: money or property bequeathed to someone in a will Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage The descendant of an alumnus

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of a computer system that has been in service for many years and that a business still relies upon, even though it is becoming expensive or difficult to maintain left behind; old or no longer in active use

Heritage

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An inheritance; property that may be inherited.A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

We hope you now know whether to use Legacy or Heritage in your sentence.

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