Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TRANS'IT-O-RY, a. [L. transitorius.]

1. Passing without continuance; continuing a short time; fleeting; speedily vanishing. O Lord, comfort and succor all them who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. Com. Prayer.
2. In law, a transitory action, is one which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, detinue, slander and the like. It is opposed to local. Blackstone.