curule

Meaning of curule

adjective

denoting or relating to the authority exercised by the senior magistrates in ancient Rome, chiefly the consul and praetor, who were entitled to use the sella curulis (‘curule seat’, a kind of folding chair).

early 17th century: from Latin curulis, from currus ‘chariot’ (in which the chief magistrate was conveyed to the seat of office), from currere ‘to run’.

Information about curule

Hyphenation of curule

cu-rule

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • curule is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with curule

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