curule Meaning, Definition & Usage
Cu"rule adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Of or pertaining to a charoit. -
(Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries; pertaining to, having, or conferring, the right to sit in the curule chair; hence, official. ✍ The curule chair was usually shaped like a camp stool, and provided with curved legs. It was at first ornamented with ivory, and later sometimes made of ivory and inlaid with gold.
