Curia Regis

American  

[kyoor-ee-uh ree-jis] / ˈkyʊər i ə ˈri dʒɪs /

noun

(often lowercase)

1. a small, permanent council, composed chiefly of officials in the household of a Norman king, that served in an advisory and administrative capacity.

2. great council.

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Curia Regis British  

/ ˈriːdʒɪs /

noun

1. (in Norman England) the king's court, which performed all functions of government

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Etymology

Origin of Curia Regis

< Medieval Latin: literally, (the) king's curia

Example Sentences

The Justiciar presided in both the Curia Regis and the Exchequer.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

Under the superintendence of the Curia Regis and the exchequer, the sheriff still remained the king’s factotum in local affairs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

Hoc ergò firmiter scias, quod de Curia Regis accipiunt necessaria sua iugitèr vltrà triginta cuman hominum, præter expensas animalium et volucrum, cùm tamen in festis maioribus sint homines propè in duplo tanti.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard

The court of common pleas was an offshoot of the Curia Regis or king’s council.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

It was for the Curia Regis to determine what matters were properly to be decided by the ecclesiastical courts; and no appeal to Rome was to be allowed without its permission.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson