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Definitions for Curia

[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.
[8] (sometimes capital) the papal court and government of the Roman Catholic Church
[9] (in ancient Rome) any of the ten subdivisions of the Latin, Sabine, or Etruscan tribes a meeting place of such a subdivision the senate house of Rome the senate of an Italian town under Roman administration
[10] (in the Middle Ages) a court held in the king's name See also Curia Regis

Words nearby Curia

curet, curettage, curette, curettement, curfew, curia, curia regis, curia romana, curie, curie point, curie's law

Origin of Curia

1590–1600; < Latin cūria, perhaps < *coviria, equivalent to co- co- + vir man + -ia -ia

Other words from Curia

cu·ri·al , adjective

Word origin for Curia

C16: from Latin, from Old Latin coviria (unattested), from co- + vir man