limitary

English

Etymology

Latin limitaris.

Adjective

limitary (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a limit or boundary.
    • Milton
      Proud limitary cherub.
  2. That limits or restricts.
    • Milman
      Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power.
  3. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc.
    • Trench
      The limitary ocean.
    • De Quincey
      The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world.

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