TRALATITION
Tral`a*ti"tion, n. Etym: [See Tralatitious.]
Defn: A change, as in the use of words; a metaphor.
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.
TRALATITIOUSLY
Tral`a*ti"tious*ly
Defn: , adv. In a tralatitious manner; metephorically. Holder.
TRALINEATE Tra*lin"e*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. trans across + linea a line: cf. It tralineare, tralignare.]
Defn: To deviate; to stray; to wander. [Obs.] Dryden.
TRALUCENCY
Tra*lu"cen*cy, n.