銘めい々めい伝でん

noun

biographies of each individual; individual biographies

Refers to a collection of separate biographies for each person in a group, especially in historical or literary contexts such as the Forty-seven Rōnin. Often used in titles.

See also: 忠臣蔵

• 忠ちゅう臣しん蔵ぐらの銘めい々めい伝でんを読よむと、各かく人じんの生いき様ざまがよくわかる。

  Reading the individual biographies of the Forty-seven Rōnin gives a clear picture of each person's life.