使し徒と承しょう伝でんMeaningsNoun1. apostolic successionKanji used使use (something physical)徒follower承to be told伝transmitComposed of使し徒とapostle; discipleNoun承しょうsecond line of a four-line Chinese poemNoun伝でんlegend; tradition; biography; life; method; way; horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient JapanNoun