1. custom or belief: a long-established action or pattern of behavior in a community or group of people, often one that has been handed down from generation to generation
2. body of customs: a body of long-established customs and beliefs viewed as a set of precedents
3. handing down of customs: the handing down of patterns of behavior, practices, and beliefs that are valued by a culture
4. christianity accepted unwritten Christian doctrines: the body of Christian doctrines that are accepted as the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles without written evidence
5. islam teachings supplementing Koran: the body of Islamic beliefs and customs that are not written in the Koran, e.g. the words of Muhammad
6. law transfer of ownership: especially in Roman and Scots law, the formal transfer of ownership of movable property
[14th century. Via French< Latin tradition-< tradere "hand over, betray" < trans- "across, over" + dare "give"]
