tralatitious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having been passed along from generation to generation
    handed-down.
    • among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor

WordNet

Tral`a*ti"tious adjective
Etymology
L. tralatitius, translatitius, tralaticius, translaticius. See Tralation.
Definitions
  1. Passed along; handed down; transmitted.
    Among biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor. W. Withington.
  2. Metaphorical; figurative; not literal. Stackhouse.

Webster 1913