terminus

n.; pl. Termini [ L. See Term. ] 1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place. [ 1913 Webster ]