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
ShamgarSHAM-gahr (English)Biblical
Dardanadahr-DAHN-ahAlbanian
Apollo[ə'pɔləu]
Victor['viktə]
IsbelIZ-belEnglish (Rare)
Glaucia-Ancient Roman