Trān'si-to-ry, a.

(50), a. [Lat. transitorius, It., Sp., & Pg. transitorio, Pr. transitori, Fr. transitoire. See supra.] Continuing only for a short time; speedily vanishing or ceasing to be; fleeting; evanescent.

O Lord, comfort and succor all them who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. Com. Prayer.

It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a while, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. South.

Transitory action (Law), an action which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, and the like; — opposed to local action. Blackstone. Bouvier.

Synonyms—Transient; fleeting; short-lived. See TRANSIENT.