transversary adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Transverse. noun1 •(historical) A cross-beam or cross-bar, for example on a navigational cross-staff. (Compare transom.)There was a “pole” duly graduated, and on it, so as to slip up and down, were certain cross-pieces known as “transversaries.” — 1888 formstransversaries
