\Lim"i*ta*ry\ (l[i^]m"[i^]*t[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L.
limitaris. See {Limit}, v. t.]
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.

\Lim"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r[i^]z).
1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land.
   [Obs.] --Fuller.
2. A limiter. See {Limiter}, 2.