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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1530-1568
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Meridional(l, -ale, a. and n. [ME. (Chaucer) and e.m.E., F. méridional, late L. merīdiōnāl-is, f. as Meridian(e,a. and n.] a. adj. Southern, southerly. b. absol. as n. Some southerly line or circle, ? the equator, ? the tropics. —a. 1533 Boece ix. vii. 301 b.
Arthure … movit to London to distroye … the orient and meridionale Saxouns 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 49/1.
The tothir sterne … is callit the pole antartic austral or meridional 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 5.
Greit contineuall heit or meridionall vindis with turbide mistie airb. 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 750.
Thow knawis the vulgare pepyllis iugement, Quhare thow transcurrit the hote meridionall
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