Zenith
Etymology: French; Italian zenit ; Spanish zenit or cenit . I have not found the oriental original.
Definitions
1
ZE'NITH , noun [French; Italian zenit ; Spanish zenit or cenit . I have not found the oriental original.]
2
That point in the visible celestial hemisphere, which is vertical to the spectator, and from which a direct perpendicular line passing through the spectator, and extended, would proceed to the center of the earth. It is opposed to nadir .
Source: American Dictionary of the English Language (1828 Edition), MDX derived from public Internet Archive item. Private-use review; confirm rights before public redistribution