Western, old style

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

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. pertaining to the west, westerly n. the west; the area of the setting sun

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ponent, Lleida or Terres de Lleida is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia . It is not clear what name will have, being all of them traditionally accepted names for the region. It is located in the westernmost part of Catalonia, ...