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cu⋅ri⋅a

  [kyoor-ee-uh]
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–noun, plural cu⋅ri⋅ae  [kyoor-ee-ee] .
1. one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
2. the building in which such a division or group met, as for worship or public deliberation.
3. the senate house in ancient Rome.
4. the senate of an ancient Italian town.
5. (sometimes initial capital letter) Curia Romana.
6. the papal court.
7. the administrative aides of a bishop.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L cūria, perh. < *coviria, equiv. to co- co- + vir man + -ia -ia

Related forms:
cu⋅ri⋅al, adjective
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cu·ri·a   (kŏŏr'ē-ə, kyŏŏr'-)   
n.   pl. cu·ri·ae (kŏŏr'ē-ē', kyŏŏr'-)

    1. One of the ten primitive subdivisions of a tribe in early Rome, consisting of ten gentes.

    2. The assembly place of such a subdivision.

    3. The Roman senate or any of the various buildings in which it met in republican Rome.

    4. The place of assembly of high councils in various Italian cities under Roman administration.

    5. A medieval assembly or council.

    6. A medieval royal court of justice.

    1. The Roman senate or any of the various buildings in which it met in republican Rome.

    2. The place of assembly of high councils in various Italian cities under Roman administration.

    3. A medieval assembly or council.

    4. A medieval royal court of justice.

  3. The ensemble of central administrative and governmental services in imperial Rome.

  4. often Curia Roman Catholic Church The central administration governing the Church.

    1. A medieval assembly or council.

    2. A medieval royal court of justice.


[Latin cūria, council, curia; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots.]
cu'ri·al adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

curia 
1600, one of the ten divisions of each of the three ancient Roman tribes. Also "the Senate-house of Rome," transferred to the Papal court (1840).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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