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Limitary
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Placed at the limit, as a guard. "Proud limitary cherub." Milton.
2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. "The limitary ocean." Trench. The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world. De Quincey.
3. Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. Milman.