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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
limitary
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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. [1913 Webster] 2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. The limitary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limitary — Lim i*ta*ry, n.; pl. {limitaries} (l[i^]m [i^]*t[asl]*r[i^]z). 1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. A limiter. See {Limiter}, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limitary — (adj.) 1610s, from L. limitaris, from limes (gen. limitis); see LIMIT (Cf. limit) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
limitary — [lim′i ter΄ē] adj. [L limitaris] 1. serving as a limit or boundary 2. Now Rare limited; restricted … English World dictionary
limitary — adjective Date: 1620 1. archaic subject to limits 2. a. archaic of or relating to a boundary b. limiting, enclosing … New Collegiate Dictionary
limitary — /lim i ter ee/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or serving as a limit. 2. Archaic. subject to limits; limited. [1610 20; LIMIT + ARY] * * * … Universalium
limitary — adjective a) Of or pertaining to a limit or boundary b) That limits or restricts … Wiktionary
limitary — adj. limiting; restricted; restrictive; of or relating to a limit or boundary … English contemporary dictionary
limitary — lim·i·tary … English syllables
limitary — lim•i•tar•y [[t]ˈlɪm ɪˌtɛr i[/t]] adj. of, pertaining to, or serving as a limit … From formal English to slang
