curule

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cu·rule

C0820000 (kyo͝or′o͞ol′)adj. Privileged to sit in a curule chair; of superior rank.
[Latin curūlis, of a curule chair, from currus, chariot, from currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

curule

(ˈkjʊəruːl) adj (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) of the highest rank, esp one entitled to use a curule chair[C16: from Latin curūlis of a chariot, from currus chariot, from currere to run]

cu•rule

(ˈkyʊər ul)

adj. 1. privileged to sit in a curule chair. 2. of the highest rank. [1590–1600; < Latin curūlis, perhaps for *currūlis (if derivative of currus chariot, derivative of currere to run)]
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