The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication, precept or a body of precepts that are not written in the sacred book of a religion, such as the Bible, but are considered holy or true, A custom handed down from one age or generation to another and having acquired almost the force of law, verb_ obsolete To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down, transitive verb_ obsolete To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down