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
Douglass['dɔgləs]
Aylmer['eimə]
Amenemhetah-mə-NEM-het (English)Ancient Egyptian
WallyWAHL-eeEnglish
Balthazar-Judeo-Christian Legend
Eustorgios-Ancient Greek