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Definition of: curia
(kyr′ē·ə) noun plural ·ae (-ē)
1. A court of justice.
2. The collective body of officials of the papal government; also Curia Romana.
3. The court or family residence of a medieval monarch or feudal lord.
4. A tribal division made by Romulus, or its meeting place.
5. The Roman senate house or the senate of any Italian city. [<L]
—cu′ri·al adjective
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