east (subs.) Copy link Outline I. The quarter or point of compass1. ŏriens, ntis, m.2. ortus, ūs (with or without solis)3. exortus., ūsII. The regions lying east • east (subs.): I. The quarter or point of compass: 1. ŏriens, ntis, m.: from e. to west, ab or. ad occidentem, Cic.: Caes.: on the e., ab oriente, Mela. Sometimes sol is expressed: in the regions of the e. or west, in orientis aut obeuntis solis partibus, Cic. Rep. 6, 20. 2. ortus, ūs (with or without solis): to look towards the e., solis ortum conspicere, Cic.: the quarter where the sun rises is called the e., unde sol oritur oriens nuncupatur aut ortus, Mela. 3. exortus., ūs: e., west, south, north, ex., occasus., meridies, septentrio, Gell. II. The regions lying east: ŏriens: farthest e., ultimus or., Ov. In same sense Hor. has oriens ora, Od. 1., 12, 55; and Cic. orientis partes: v. supr. (I.).