\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.