† tractitian Obs. nonce-wd.
(trækˈtɪʃən)
[f. tract n.1, ? after politician, practician.]
The writer of a tract or treatise. † tracˈtitious a. Obs. rare—0 (see quot.).
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Tractitious, that handleth, toucheth or intreats of. 1831 Fraser's Mag. III. 483 Such scrubby and execrable treatment as the reverend Tractitian has received from this reviewer of his Principles of Dissent. |