curule

[ kyoo r-ool ]

/ ˈkyʊər ul /

adjective

privileged to sit in a curule chair.

of the highest rank.

Nearby words

Origin of curule

First recorded in 1590–1600, curule is from the Latin word curūlis

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Examples from the Web for curule

There are also some fine whole length statues of roman magistrates, in their curule chairs.
The Stranger in France|John Carr
"Do sit down," she said, indicating a "property" curule chair.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
In 79 he was curule aedile with his brother, in 77 praetor, in 73 consul with Gaius Cassius Varus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1|Various
The term nobilitas implied that some one of a man's ancestors had filled a curule magistracy.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord

Every one whose ancestry had not held any of the curule magistracies was called a New Man, and was branded as an upstart.
A Smaller History of Rome|William Smith and Eugene Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for curule

curule

/ (ˈkjʊəruːl) /

adjective

(in ancient Rome) of the highest rank, esp one entitled to use a curule chair

Word Origin for curule

C16: from Latin curūlis of a chariot, from currus chariot, from currere to run

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