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▪ I. limitate, pa. pple. and ppl. a.|ˈlɪmɪteɪt| In 6 Sc. limitat. [ad. L. līmitāt-us, pa. pple. of līmitāre to limit.] †A. pa. pple. = limited. Obs.
1581N. Burne in Cath. Tractates (S.T.S.) 164 As gif..his pouar of virking miraclis var limitat to the pairtis onlie quhair your Sanctis var bureit. 1585Jas. I Ess. Poesie (Arb.) 21 Translations are limitat, and restraind in some things, more than free inuentions are. B. ppl. a. a. Of land: Parted off by limits or boundaries. rare.
1853Whewell tr. Grotius' De Jure Belli I. 407 Land..determined by its measured quantity, is governed by the same rule as limitate land. b. Bot. Bounded by a distinct line, as the hypothallus in some lichens.
1871W. A. Leighton Lichen-flora 401 Arthonia ilicina,..smooth, shining, scaly, limitate. ▪ II. † ˈlimitate, v. Obs. [f. L. līmitāt-, ppl. stem of līmitāre to limit.] trans. To put limits or bounds to; to limit. Hence † ˈlimitated ppl. a.
1560–78Bk. Discipl. Ch. Scot. (1621) 3 The persons nominate..to..define and limitate the jurisdiction of the Kirk. 1563Winȝet Four Scoir Thre Quest. Wks. 1888 I. 125 Gif we..limitatis and determinatis nocht the wisdom of God be our phantasie. 1654Earl of Monmouth tr. Bentivoglio's Warrs Flanders 457 A clause so general and so limitated, would be interpreted rather in favour of them. |