What is "tralatitious"

Tralatitious \Tral`a*ti"tious\, a. [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.

a. 1 transferred 2 (context of words or phrases English) metaphorical 3 passed down; transmitted from one to another 4 (context obsolete English) passed around; common alt. 1 transferred 2 (context of words or phrases English) metaphorical 3 passed down; transmitted from one to another 4 (context obsolete English) passed around; common

adj. having been passed along from generation to generation; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor" [syn: handed-down]