limitary Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lim"i*ta*ry adjective
Etymology
L.limitaris. See Limit , v. t.
Definitions
  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.
Lim"i*ta*ry noun
Wordforms
plural -ries
Definitions
  1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. Obs. Fuller.
  2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.

Webster 1913