See Also: Septentrion(dictionary)

Septentrion (iou)



Septentrion noun & adjective. , -ons. LME.
[Latin septentrio(n-), sing. of septentriones (orig. septem triones) the seven stars of the Great Bear, from septem seven + triones pl. of trio plough-ox. Cf. TRIONES.]
A. noun.
sing. & (usu.) in pl. The constellation of the Great Bear (the Plough) or the Little Bear. LME.
The north; the northern region of the earth or the heavens. LME-M17.
A northerner. E17.
b. adjective. Northern. M17.
septentri'onic adjective (rare) M19.
septentrionical adjective: only in M17.