Definition of curia
curiae
play \ˈkyu̇r-ē-ˌē, ˈku̇r-ē-ˌī, ˈkyər-\1a : a division of the ancient Roman people comprising several gentes of a tribeb : the place of assembly of one of these divisions
2a : the court of a medieval kingb : a court of justice
3 often capitalized : the body of congregations, tribunals, and offices through which the pope governs the Roman Catholic Church
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Origin and Etymology of curia
Latin, perhaps from co- + vir man — more at virile
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