orale

[ aw-rey-lee, oh-rey- ]

/ ɔˈreɪ li, oʊˈreɪ- /

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noun Ecclesiastical.

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Origin of orale

1835–45; <Medieval Latin ōrāle, equivalent to Latin ōr- (stem of ōs) mouth + -āle, neuter of -ālis-al¹

Each of the two examinations is divided into the épreuve écrite and the épreuve orale.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various