noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
oral tradition; handed-down lore; legend
Refers to stories, customs, or knowledge passed down orally from ancestors. Often used in historical or folkloric contexts.
この村には先祖伝承の祭りが残っている。
This village still has a festival handed down from ancestors.
その話は先祖伝承として語り継がれてきた。
That story has been passed down as an oral tradition.
Compound of 先祖 (ancestor) and 伝承 (transmission, handing down). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with orally transmitted ancestral lore.