limitary Meaning, Definition & Usage
Lim"i*ta*ry adjective
Etymology
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Placed at the limit, as a guard. "Proud limitary cherub." Milton. -
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.
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Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. Milman.
Lim"i*ta*ry noun
Wordforms
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That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. Obs. Fuller. -
A limiter. See Limiter , 2.