South'er-ly or South'ern or Southern Cross1, a.
(sŭth'er-ly) (Synop., § 130), (sŭth'ern) (Synop., § 130), a. [A-S. sūðern, from sūðer, the same as sūð, Icel. suðr, Sw. söder, O. H. Ger. sundan. See SOUTH.] Pertaining to, situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated, or proceeding, toward the south.
Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere, containing several bright stars arranged so as to form the figure of a cross.