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părĭĕtālis, e, adj. [paries], of or belonging to walls: parietalis herba, the herb pellitory, Marc. Emp. 13; cf. parietarius, II.
părĭĕtārĭus, a, um, adj. [paries],
- I. of or belonging to walls: structor, Firm. Math. 8, 24; Inscr. Rein. cl. 11, n. 112: pictor, Edict. Diocl. p. 19.
- II. Subst.: părĭĕ-tārĭa, ae, f., the herb pellitory or parietary: herbam perdicalem Latini muralem et parietariam, alii vitriariam appellant, App. Herb. 81.
Acc. to Aur. Vict. Epit. 41, Constantine the Great bestowed on the emperor Trajan, on account of the numerous inscriptions which he had caused to be placed on buildings, the sobriquet of herba parietaria (Amm. 27, 3, 7, has instead, herba parietina).
părĭĕtĭnus, a, um, adj. [paries],
- I. of or belonging to walls: parietina forma, the shape of a wall, Tert. Pud. 20: herba, v. parietarius, II.
- II. Subst.: părĭĕtĭnae, ārum, f., old fallen-down walls, ruins (class.): villarum, Sisenn. ap. Non. 141, 23: Corinthi, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 13, 1, 3: aizoum minus in muris parietinisque nascitur, Plin. 25, 13, 102, § 161; 24, 19, 119, § 183; Vulg. Ezech. 36, 4.
Trop.: in tantis tenebris et quasi parietinis rei publicae, Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 2.