Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SAT'EL-LITE, n. [Fr. and It. satellite; L. satelles. Qu. its alliance to sit or side.]

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. – Morse.
2. A follower; an obsequious attendant or dependant.