ponent
Po"nent, a. Etym: [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.] Defn: Western; occidental. [R.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.
Po"nent, a. Etym: [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.] Defn: Western; occidental. [R.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.