southerly

& adv. [Eng. souther(n); -ly.] A. As adjective: 1. Lying in the south or in a direction towards the south or nearly south. "Two other country bills give us a view of the most easterly, westerly, and southerly parts of England."Graunt: Bills of Mortality. 2. Coming from the south or a point nearly south, Coarse bagging or sacking for hops. "Take soutage , or hair, that covers the kell." Tu er: Husbandry; August.