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lore (1)

lore [ lawr ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. knowledge handed down verbally: acquired knowledge or wisdom on a subject such as local traditions, handed down by word of mouth and usually in the form of stories or historical anecdotes

2. knowledge from teaching or experience: knowledge that has been acquired through teaching or experience ( archaic )

[ Old English lār "teaching, learning" < Germanic]
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