curia
Meaninga meeting-house
Common meaning: a papal or Roman court
- curia division of the people; a meeting-houseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 501 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin cūria ‘a division of the people; a meeting-house’.
Roots
- cūria, -ae Latin “a division of the people; a meeting-house”
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