lim·i·tary /ˈlɪməˌtɛri/
(a.)有界限的,有限制的,圍繞的
Lim·i·ta·ry a.
1. Placed at the limit, as a guard. “Proud limitary cherub.”
2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. “The limitary ocean.”
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.
Lim·i·ta·ry, n.; pl. limitaries
1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.]
2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
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