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Pronunciation : Lim"i*ta*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L.limitaris. See Limit , v. t.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lim"i*ta*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller.

2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.

pl. -ries (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913