traditionary
- a variation of traditional.
Example Sentences
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The historian Peter Whitfield placed his work in a “great traditionary of visionary dissent” stretching from William Blake and John Ruskin to DH Lawrence and David Jones.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2017
While in this island, he was kindly entertained by a wealthy man named Mentor, who related to him the traditionary tales on which he afterwards founded the Odyssey.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
There are many and various traditions among them in respect to other matters, presenting many and curious coincidences with the traditionary and fabulous history of some of the oldest nations in the world.
From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.
Circumstantial evidence," says Pratt, "is also so far in favour of the traditionary record as to render it hazardous to set it aside as wholly unworthy of credit.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
The traditionary tales of the Algonquins wear a different aspect.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
