tralatitious

Definitions of tralatitious
  1. adjective
    having been passed along from generation to generation
    “among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor”
    synonyms: handed-down
    traditional
    consisting of or derived from tradition
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