legato

Definitions of legato
  1. noun
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
    synonyms: delegato, deputato
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    type of:
    esponente, rappresentante
    a person who represents others
  2. noun
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
    synonyms: eredità, patrimonio
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    types:
    eredità, patrimonio
    an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
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