curia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin curia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjuːɹi.ə/
• Rhymes: -uːɹiə

Noun

curia (plural curias or curiae)

1. (historical) Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
2. (historical) The Roman senate during the republic
3. (historical) Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice

Anagrams

• auric, cauri

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -urja

Noun

curia f (plural curie)

1. diocese
2. The Curia
3. a professional association

Anagrams

• arcui, curai, urica

Etymology 1

From coviria (“male community”), analogous to com- + vir.

Etymology 2

see curium.

References

• curia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• curia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• curia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• curia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• curia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• curia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• curia in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Noun

curia f

1. Alternative spelling of curria

Noun

curia f (plural curias)

1. curia