meridionality

[Eng. meridional; -ity.] 1. The state of being on the meridian. 2. Position in the south; aspect toward the south. mě-rid-i-o-nal-ly, adv. [Eng. meridional; -ly.] In the direction of the meridian; in a line north and south. "The Jews, not willing to lie as their temple stood, do place their bed from north to south, and delight to sleep meridionally ."-Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. ii., ch. iii. měr-Ilş, subst. [O. Fr. merel =a counter; Fr. mérelle, marelle =hop-scotch.] A game played with counters or pegs; called also five -penny, or nine men's morris.