tralatitious

adjective

tral·​a·​ti·​tious

¦tralə¦tishəs

1

: having a character, force, or significance transferred or derived from something extraneous : metaphorical, figurative

the primary and tralatitious meanings of a word

2

: passed along as from hand to hand, mouth to mouth, or from generation to generation : handed down : traditional

among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor

—William Withington

tralatitiously adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin tralatitius, tralaticius (from tralatus, translatus, suppletive past participle of transferre to transfer) + -itius, -icius -itious

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