curia
[ kyoor-ee-uh ]
/ ˈkyʊər i ə /
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noun, plural cu·ri·ae [kyoor-ee-ee]. /ˈkyʊər iˌi/.
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OTHER WORDS FROM curia
cu·ri·al, adjectiveWords nearby curia
curet, curettage, curette, curettement, curfew, curia, Curia Regis, Curia Romana, curie, Curie, Marie, Curie point
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curia
/ (ˈkjʊərɪə) /
noun plural -riae (-rɪˌiː)
(sometimes capital) the papal court and government of the Roman Catholic Church
(in ancient Rome)
- any of the ten subdivisions of the Latin, Sabine, or Etruscan tribes
- a meeting place of such a subdivision
- the senate house of Rome
- the senate of an Italian town under Roman administration
(in the Middle Ages) a court held in the king's nameSee also Curia Regis
Derived forms of curia
curial, adjectiveWord Origin for curia
C16: from Latin, from Old Latin coviria (unattested), from co- + vir man
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