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limes

[ lahy-mees ]

noun

, plural lim·i·tes [lim, -i-teez].
  1. a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
  2. (initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
  3. an ancient Roman frontier fortification.

limes

/ ˈlaɪmiːz /

noun

  1. the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limes1

1530–40; < Latin līmes; limit

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limes1

from Latin

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