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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