{ Sep*ten"tri*on (?), Sep*ten"tri*on*al (?), }
a. [L. septentrionalis: cf. F.
septentrional.] Of or pertaining to the north;
northern. "From cold septentrion blasts."
Milton.
Sep*ten"tri*on (?), n. [L.
septentrio the northern regions, the north, fr.
septentriones the seven stars near the north pole, called
Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear;
properly, the seven plow oxen; septem seven + trio,
orig., a plow ox: cf. F. septentrion.] The north or
northern regions.Shak.