hand down from to



hand something down from someone to someone

to pass something down through many generations. I hope we can make it a tradition to hand this down from generation to generation. My descendants will hand down this watch from generation to generation.
See also: down, hand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Willeminavil-lə-MEE-nah, wil-lə-MEE-nahDutch
Eileifr-Ancient Scandinavian
Elise[e'li:z]
Ninette-French
Ezekias-Biblical Greek
Balthazar-Judeo-Christian Legend