The phrase "in its traditional purpose" means that something is being used or functioning in the way it was originally intended to be used. It refers to the normal, standard, or customary use of an object or a method.
Sentences with «traditional purposes»
I see nothing said here about what seems to me to be the central traditional purpose of a partnership structure: the desire to apportion net earnings in agreed proportions, — as organized by the partnership agreement, — from year to year, rather than to structure earnings as stated sums payable by way of salary (which of course would be the default structure if the firm were owned by equity investors). (canadianlawyermag.com)
«significantly affect the current use of the land and resources for traditional purposes by Aboriginal peoples»; (ngariss.com)
These dogs are large, strong and powerful Mountain Dogs whose traditional purpose was to protect livestock and help for herding. (pethelpful.com)