Ponent
Pronunciation : Po"nent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.]
Definition : Defn: Western; occidental. [R.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913