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One who limits, or restrains.

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  1. n. One who limits, or restrains.
  2. n. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact in the observance of rules; a formalist; -- formerly applied to the English Puritans.
  3. n. One who limits, or restrains. n. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact in the observance of rules; a formalist; -- formerly applied to the English Puritans.