HyperDic: hand_down

English > 1 sense of the expression hand down:
VERBpossessionhand downpassed on, as by inheritance / inheritance / inheritance
English > hand down: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
MeaningPassed on, as by inheritance / inheritance / inheritance.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Broaderpass onGive to or transfer possession of
See alsohandplace into the hands or custody of
Spanishdejar, heredar, legar, transmitir

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