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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Limitor, Lumitor, n. [e.m.E. and ME. limit-. lymytour, -er (1377).] A limiter, a friar licensed to beg within certain limits. —1603 Philotus 1020.
I charge thé … Be ermeitis that in desertis dwellis, Be lumitoris [H. limitores] and tarlochis
