Meaning of HANDED DOWN

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  having been passed along from generation to generation; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor"
	Synonyms:		traditional, tralatitious
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		acknowledged, admitted, conventional, customary, established, fixed, folk, hallowed, heroic, hoary, immemorial, inveterate, legendary, long-established, long-standing, mythological, of long standing, of the folk, oral, prescriptive, received, recognized, rooted, time-honored, traditional, tried and true, true-blue, understood, unwritten, venerable, worshipful