limitaneous

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin limitaneus. See limit (transitive verb).

Adjective[edit]

limitaneous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to a limit.
    • 1803, John Pinkerton, Modern Geography:
      Such being the case, it has been regarded as the political interest of England to balance and divide the enmity of France by a strict alliance with some limitaneous state.