- plural of limes.
Example Sentences
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—Leslaeus, in capitulo de moribus eorum, qui Scotiae limites Angliam versus incolunt.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Such roads were called limites or “boundary paths,” a name which subsequently was used in the sense of frontiers.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
He reverted abruptly to the defensive policy of Augustus and began to fortify the limites on a more elaborate scale.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Second Memoire concernant les limites des Colonies presenté en 1720, par Bobé prêtre de la congregation de la Mission. à Versailles.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis
Bábisme a pris une action considèrable sur l’intelligence de la nation persane, et, se rependant même au délà des limites du territoire, il a débordé dans le pachalik de Baghdád, et passé aussi dans l’Inde.”
From God Passes By by Shoghi Effendi