handed-down
Given from ancestors
Handed-down describes something passed from one person or generation to another.
Handed-down clothes went to older siblings first.
Handed-down wisdom comes from ancestors or elders.
The term often implies something used or worn: handed-down furniture.
It can also suggest tradition or inheritance: handed-down recipes, handed-down stories.
Inherited family treasure
- legacyWhat's passed down
- bequestGift left by will
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- familyRelated people together
estate · patrimony · birthright · endowment · succession · will · heir · beneficiary
Habitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- oralOf the mouth
- generationalRelating to age groups
ancestral · ceremony · practice · heritage · cultural · storytelling · elder · wisdom
Profession of instructing others
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
technique · skill · craft · trade secret · recipe · method · instruction · guidance
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
family · estate · patrimony · birthright · endowment · succession · will · heir · beneficiary · testament
custom
Habitual group practice
generational · ancestral · ceremony · practice · heritage · cultural · storytelling · elder · wisdom · teaching
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
oral tradition · technique · skill · craft · trade secret · recipe · method · instruction · guidance · elder
secondhand
Having had prior ownership
cousin · thrift · reused · worn · altered · mended · hemmed · patched · tailored · outfitted
verdict
Official court decision
- decisionSettled course of action
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
sentence · pronounced · delivered · court · judicial · appellate · opinion · finding · determination · mandate
handed-downoriginal
First or inventive
innovative · novel · invented · pioneering · groundbreaking
hand, handed, down, hands, handy, handle, handily, handedness, downer