譜代 ふだい相伝 そうでんじゃありませんでした
fudaisōdenja arimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 譜代相伝

1. Was not hereditary.; Was not passed down through generations.; Was not of the traditional school.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Terminal Form