noun extent; size; amplitude; scope.
2. latitude ·noun the angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
3. latitude ·noun distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
4. latitude ·noun extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
5. latitude ·noun room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
6. latitude ·noun extent or breadth of signification, application, ·etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, ·etc.