curule
Americanadjective
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privileged to sit in a curule chair.
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of the highest rank.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of curule
First recorded in 1590–1600, curule is from the Latin word curūlis
Example Sentences
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The solemn, awful, inexorable literary Rhadamanthus, the dread Quarterly Review itself, sitting imposingly on its curule chair in ambrosial bigwig and high-heeled shoes, promulgated edicts against the new-fangled invention.
From Time Magazine Archive
A curule chair not being just then in the monastery, Heribald pushed a huge oak stem towards the gate which led into the court-yard.
From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
But another class of nobles arose in the fifth century of the city, and shared their power—those who had held curule offices and were members of the Senate.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
"Do sit down," she said, indicating a "property" curule chair.
From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
Eventually, the curule aedileship also was opened to them, and was held by patricians and plebeians in alternate years.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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