satellite

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SAT'ELLITE, noun [Latin satelles.] 1. A secondary planet or moon; a small planet revolving round another. In the solar system, eighteen satellites have been discovered. The earth has one, called the moon, Jupiter four, Saturn seven, and Herschel six. 2. A follower; an obsequious attendant or dependant.
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