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limitary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Limitary \Lim"i*ta*ry\ (l[i^]m"[i^]*t[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. limitaris See {Limit}, v. t.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Limitary \Lim"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl {-ries} (-r[i^]z). 1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] --Fuller. 2. A limiter. See {Limiter}, 2.
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