general legacy
noun [C or U] LAWDefinition
› an amount of money or other asset that is given to someone out of the general assets of a person who has died, rather than a particular named object or asset: General legacies have priority even when there are changes in the estate after the death of the testator. → Compare demonstrative legacy, residuary legacy, specific legacy
(Definition of general legacy noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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