leg·a·cy /'le-gə-sē/ n pl -cies [Medieval Latin legatio, from Latin legare to bequeath]: a gift of property by will; specif: a gift of personal property by will: bequest see also ademption compare devise
conjoint legacy in the civil law of Louisiana: a legacy by a single disposition to more than one legatee or of indivisible property to more than one legatee
de·mon·stra·tive legacy /di-'män-strə-tiv-/: a legacy payable from a designated fund or asset or from the general assets of the estate to the extent the specified fund or asset fails to satisfy the legacy
general legacy: a legacy payable out of the general assets of the estate
legacy under a universal title in the civil law of Louisiana: a legacy that consists of a specified proportion (as one-half), a specified type (as movables), or a specified proportion of a specified type of the testator's property
par·tic·u·lar legacy in the civil law of Louisiana: any legacy that is not a universal legacy or a legacy under a universal title – called also legacy under particular title;
residuary legacy: a legacy that consists of all of the testator's estate which has not been distributed through other legacies or charges upon the estate
specific legacy: a legacy payable only from a specific fund or asset in the estate
uni·ver·sal legacy in the civil law of Louisiana: a legacy by which a testator gives to one or more legatees all of his or her property at the time of death
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.