Astron. (a) One of the seven heavenly bodies of Ptolemaic astronomy, including in order from the earth, the moon, Mercury, Venus, the sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn; -- also personified; (b) the seven planetes, planetes seven (principal; chef ~ imperial, prince of planetes, the sun; (c) pointes of planetes, determined celestial positions of the planets; altitude of planetes [see also altitude 1.]; cercel of a ~ [see also cercel 10b.]; degre of..~ [see also degre 10. (d)]; (d) ?as adj.: planetes sterres, wandering stars, planets; (e) as a ship's name.

Astrol. (a) A planet as an influence on the earth and its inhabitants; also, as having a correspondence to a part of the human body or to an earthly substance; (b) with designation of a planet's attributes or qualities; cold (hot, ivel, dai, night, male) ~, etc.; (c) dignitees of planetes [see also dignite 5.]; houres of the ~ [see also houre 2. (b)].

A planet identified with the god or goddess whose name it bears.

A fixed star; the planetes, the heavenly bodies, stars, and planets [quot.: 1st].