正せい伝でん

noun

authentic biography; authoritative biography

Refers to a biography that is considered reliable, official, or based on solid sources, as opposed to fictionalized or legendary accounts.

• この本ほんは、歴れき史し上じょうの人じん物ぶつの正せい伝でんとして評ひょう価かが高たかい。

  This book is highly regarded as an authentic biography of the historical figure.