Thesaurus: limitary

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1. v. t. Placed at the limit, as a guard.
2. v. t. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc.
3. v. t. Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive.
4. n. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land.
5. n. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
6. 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. 1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller. 2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
7. v. t. Placed at the limit, as a guard. v. t. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. v. t. Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. n. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. n. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.