About The Word Curule
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Curule
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What's The Definition Of Curule?Synonyms | Synonyms for Curule: Related Terms | Find terms related to Curule: See Also | Curule In Webster's Dictionary \Cu"rule\ (k[=u]"r[udd]l), a. [L. curulis, fr. currus a
chariot: cf. F. curule.]
1. Of or pertaining to a chariot.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to a kind of chair
appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries;
pertaining to, having, or conferring, the right to sit in
the curule chair; hence, official.
Note: The curule chair was usually shaped like a camp stool,
and provided with curved legs. It was at first
ornamented with ivory, and later sometimes made of
ivory and inlaid with gold.
{Curule dignity} right of sitting in the curule chair.
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