limitary

limitary

English

Etymology

Latin limitaris.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪmɪtəɹi/, /ˈlɪmɪtɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪmɪˌtɛɹi/

Adjective

limitary (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a limit or boundary.
   • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the book number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:

     Proud limitary cherub.

2. That limits or restricts.
   • 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity

     Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power.

3. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc.
   • 1821 September–October​, [Thomas De Quincey], “(please specify the page)”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 2nd edition, London: […] [J. Moyes] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1823, OCLC 1181020918:

     For a philosopher should not see with the eyes of the poor limitary creature, calling himself a man of the world, […]

   • 1835, Richard Chenevix Trench, To a Friend

     The limitary ocean.

Translations

of or pertaining to a limit

Bulgarian: ограничаващ (bg) (ograničavašt)

confined within limits

Bulgarian: ограничен (bg) (ograničen)

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