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LIMITARY
Etymology
Adjective
limitary (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a limit or boundary.
That limits or restricts.
Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc.
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Source: Wiktionary
Lim"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [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.
Lim"i*ta*ry, n.; pl. -ries (.
1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
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