curule chair
noun
(in ancient Rome) a folding seat with curved legs and no back, often ornamented with ivory, used only by certain high officials.
Words nearby curule chair
curtiss, curtius, curtsey, curtsy, curule, curule chair, curvaceous, curvature, curvature aberration, curvature hyperopia, curvature myopia
Origin of curule chair
First recorded in 1775–85
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British Dictionary definitions for curule chair
curule chair
noun
an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
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