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.