curule

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/ˈkjʊəɹuːl/

adjective

Designating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.

OriginLatin curūlis →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Designating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.

    Followed by his foolish followers Titus Vinius, who had served him in Spain, Cornelius Laco, an arrogant idiot, and the freedman Icelus Marcianus, who was after Laco’s post, he made for the curule chair.

    1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

Origin

  1. Latincurūlis“of or pertaining to a chariot; curule chair”
  2. Englishcurule

From Latin curūlis (“of or pertaining to a chariot; curule chair”), from currus (“chariot”), from currō (“run”).

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Translations

Hungarian kuruliszi
  • kuruliszidesignating a ceremonial seat used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome
Polish najwyższej rangi
  • najwyższej rangidesignating a ceremonial seat used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome
Portuguese cadeira curul
  • cadeira curuldesignating a ceremonial seat used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome
Russian куру́льный
  • куру́льный (kurúlʹnyj)designating a ceremonial seat used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome
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APA

curule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curule

MLA

“curule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curule.

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