ŏrĭentālis, e, adj. [oriens],
I of or belonging to the East , Eastern , Oriental (postclass.): periculorum et operum orientalium socii, in the East , Just. 14, 2, 8: barba ria, id. 12, 3, 3: reges, id. 38, 10, 5: venti, Gell. 2, 22, 11.—
II Subst.
A Ŏrĭentā-les , ĭum, m., the Orientals , Just. 36, 3, 9.—
B ŏrĭentāles , ĭum, f. (sc. ferae), wild beasts designed for hunting exhibitions (as lions, tigers, panthers, etc.), Inscr. Murat. 654, 1.