† traˈlation Obs. rare—1.
[ad. L. trālātiōn-em = translātiōn-em a transferring, n. of action of transferre to transfer.]
The use of a word in a transferred or figurative sense; metaphor.
| 1620 Bp. Hall Hon. Mar. Clergy i. §14 According to the broad tralation of his rude Rhemists. |