— netherward , adj.
/nedh"euhr/ , adj.
1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
2. lower or under: his nether lip.
[ bef. 900; ME nethere, OE neothera, nithera, deriv. of nither down (c. G nieder ), lit., further down, equiv. to ni- down + -ther comp. suffix ]