Emily Dickinson Lexicon

latitude (-s), n. [L. lātus, broad, wide.] (webplay: acceptation, actions, degree, doubt, freedom, full, large, limits, place, south).

1. Distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic; [metonymy] place; land; geographic location.
2. Clime; global position; locality defined by its parallel distance from the equator.
3. Freedom; leeway; absence of limit; lack of restriction.
4. Extent; range; scope; margin within which variance is tolerated.