curule
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English
Etymology
From Latin curūlis (“of or pertaining to a chariot; curule chair”), from currus (“chariot”), from currō (“run”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
curule
- Designating a kind of elaborate ceremonial seat inlaid with ivory, used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
- 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.
Translations
designating a ceremonial seat used by the highest magistrates in ancient Rome
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French
Adjective
curule (plural curules)
Further reading
- “curule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Adjective
curūle