余よ慶けい

noun

fortunate heredity; blessings passed down; rewards of virtue

Literary term for good fortune or blessings that flow from the virtue of ancestors to their descendants. Often contrasted with 余殃 (よおう), 'misfortune passed down'. Rare in everyday speech.

Antonyms: 余殃

• 先せん祖ぞの善ぜん行こうの余よ慶けいが子し孫そんに及およぶと信しんじられていた。

  It was believed that the fortunate heredity from ancestors' good deeds extends to their descendants.