septentrion


sep·ten·tri·on

S0273800 (sĕp-tĕn′trē-ŏn′, -ən)n. Obsolete Northern regions; the north.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin septentriōnēs, seven plow oxen, the seven principal stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor : septem, seven; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots + triōnēs (pl. of triō, triōn-, plow ox; see terə- in Indo-European roots).]
sep·ten′tri·o·nal (-trē-ə-nəl) adj.

septentrion

(sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn) narchaic the northern regions or the north[C14: from Latin septentriōnēs, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + triōnēs ploughing oxen] sepˈtentrional adj