Category:Tralatitious

Tral`a*ti"tious, a. Etym: [l. tralatitius, translatitius, Tralaticius, translaticius. See tralation.]

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.