Definition of curia
1a : a division of the ancient Roman people comprising several gentes of a tribe
b : the place of assembly of one of these divisions
2a : the court of a medieval king
b : 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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The first known use of curia was in 1600
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