limitaneanadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɪmᵻˈteɪnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌlɪmᵻˈteɪniən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin limitaneus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin limitaneus situated on the frontier (see limitaneous adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier limitaneous adj., limitany adj.

Of or relating to a border; esp. (of a soldier, a military unit, etc.): stationed on the border.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [adjective] > on the border

limitanean1826

1826 R. Buchanan Scotia rediviva I. 401 The English entirely affected the viceroy for restraining limitanean robbers.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 129 Lands given to those who were named the Limitanean and Ripuarian soldiery.

1866 G. Stephens Old-Northern Runic Monuments I. i. Introd. 61 These were not birds of passage, roving regiments, as in our times; they were limitanean soldiers, guards of the march.

1950 Wilts. Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. June 374 An equity of oblivion must have overwhelmed all our limitanean consepultures.

1964 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 95 190 Defensive realignments in Southern Palestine following the abandonment of the limitanean system.

2002 N. E. Lenski Failure of Empire 199 When the Isaurians attacked, local limitanean units..and civic police forces were unable to squelch their raids.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limitanean
释义	limitaneanadj. Brit. /ˌlɪmᵻˈteɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌlɪmᵻˈteɪniən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin limitaneus , -an suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin limitaneus situated on the frontier (see limitaneous adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier limitaneous adj., limitany adj. Of or relating to a border; esp. (of a soldier, a military unit, etc.): stationed on the border. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [adjective] > on the border limitanean1826 1826 R. Buchanan Scotia rediviva I. 401 The English entirely affected the viceroy for restraining limitanean robbers. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 129 Lands given to those who were named the Limitanean and Ripuarian soldiery. 1866 G. Stephens Old-Northern Runic Monuments I. i. Introd. 61 These were not birds of passage, roving regiments, as in our times; they were limitanean soldiers, guards of the march. 1950 Wilts. Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. June 374 An equity of oblivion must have overwhelmed all our limitanean consepultures. 1964 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 95 190 Defensive realignments in Southern Palestine following the abandonment of the limitanean system. 2002 N. E. Lenski Failure of Empire 199 When the Isaurians attacked, local limitanean units..and civic police forces were unable to squelch their raids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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