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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French curial, from Latin cūriālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
curial (comparative more curial, superlative most curial)
- Pertaining to a court; courtly.
- Pertaining to the papal curia.
2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 116:In favouring the well-connected, politically and culturally sophisticated Italian merchants and diplomats who regularly arrived in England on curial business Henry killed two birds with one stone, gratifying popes by the attention and respect shown to their intimates, and employing them as his own eyes and ears at Rome .
Derived terms
Noun
curial (plural curials)
- A member of a curia, especially of that of Rome or the later Italian sovereignties.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin curiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
curial (feminine curiale, masculine plural curiaux, feminine plural curiales)
- curial (all senses)
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin curialis or French curial.
Adjective
curial m or n (feminine singular curială, masculine plural curiali, feminine and neuter plural curiale)
- curial
Declension
References
- curial in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin curiālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈɾjal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: cu‧rial
Adjective
curial m or f (masculine and feminine plural curiales)
- curial
Further reading