Curia Definition

ko͝orē-ə, kyo͝or-
curiae
noun
One of the ten primitive subdivisions of a tribe in early Rome, consisting of ten gentes.
American Heritage
The assembly place of such a subdivision.
American Heritage
In ancient Rome,
Webster's New World
The administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of various departments, courts, officials, etc., functioning under the authority of the pope.
Webster's New World
The ensemble of central administrative and governmental services in imperial Rome.
American Heritage
pronoun

The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Other Word Forms of Curia

Noun

Singular:
curia
Plural:
curiae

Origin of Curia

  • Latin cūria council, curia wī-ro- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Latin curia.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin curia (“a court”)

    From Wiktionary

Curia Sentence Examples

  • Meaning in general the "king's court," it is difficult to define the curia regis with precision, but it is important and interesting because it is the germ from which the higher courts of law, the privy council and the cabinet, have sprung.

  • About the same time the curia undertook financial duties, and in.

  • Saxon Witenagemot and Norman Curia regis seem very much alike.

  • Thus the court of king's bench (curia regis de banco) was founded, and the foundation of the court of common pleas was provided for in one of the articles of Magna Carta.

  • The court of chancery is also an offshoot of the curia regis.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUR

Words Ending With

AIARIA

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Words Starting With C and Ending With A

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