† limitaneousadj.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin limitaneus situated on the frontier (4th cent.; < classical Latin līmit- , līmes limit n. + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian limitaneo (1638). Compare earlier limitany adj. and later limitanean adj.

Obsolete. rare after 17th cent.

Of or relating to a boundary; adjacent to .

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [adjective]

finitivec1550

limitaneous1640

terminal1652

limitary1731

limital1847

1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 134 He had also a seat or habitation in the Suburbs by Natindon, limitaneous to the Cities Franchise thereaway, as the perambulation thereof will show.

1676 D. Langhorne Introd. Hist. Eng. 49 The Limitaneous Counts and Dukes under the Roman Empire had their Titles generally from the utmost limit of their Province.

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Limitaneous, belonging to Bounds or Frontiers.

1859 W. Jenks Comprehensive Comm. Holy Bible 645/2 The Arabs,..defend such valleys, by walls closing the narrowest part, all but an opening easily defended. Is there allusion to such limitaneous mountain passes, on the frontier?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	limitaneous
释义	† limitaneousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin limitaneus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin limitaneus situated on the frontier (4th cent.; < classical Latin līmit- , līmes limit n. + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian limitaneo (1638). Compare earlier limitany adj. and later limitanean adj. Obsolete. rare after 17th cent. Of or relating to a boundary; adjacent to . ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [adjective] finitivec1550 limitaneous1640 terminal1652 limitary1731 limital1847 1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 134 He had also a seat or habitation in the Suburbs by Natindon, limitaneous to the Cities Franchise thereaway, as the perambulation thereof will show. 1676 D. Langhorne Introd. Hist. Eng. 49 The Limitaneous Counts and Dukes under the Roman Empire had their Titles generally from the utmost limit of their Province. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Limitaneous, belonging to Bounds or Frontiers. 1859 W. Jenks Comprehensive Comm. Holy Bible 645/2 The Arabs,..defend such valleys, by walls closing the narrowest part, all but an opening easily defended. Is there allusion to such limitaneous mountain passes, on the frontier? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1640
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