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noun

Limiter n.

One who, or that which, limits.

A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. (Formerly written also limitour) "A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had but one sermon at all times."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... lies just S. of the Limiter Bank, and which may be a continuation of it, extends from a point E. by N. from Scituate buoy to a point SE. by S. from the same about 10 or 11 miles and furnishes cod fishing in February, beginning at Brewers ...

— Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine • Walter H. Rich

... Adam[138]: and hath apointed and defined the boundes of their habitation to diuerse nations, assigning diuers countries as he him selfe confesseth, speaking to Israel in these wordes[139]: You shal passe by the boundes and limiter, of your bretheren the sonnes of Esau, who dwell in mount Seir. They shall feare you. But take diligent hede, that ye shewe not your selues cruell against them. For I will geue you no part of their land. No not the bredth of a foote. For mount Seir I haue geuen to ...

— The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment - of Women • John Knox