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curiate

curiate adjective: of or relating to a curia.

Adjective

curiate (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a curia.
    • Whereupon having received the Senates Decree, viz. That Camillus, being by the curiate aſſembly recalled from Baniſhment, ſhould by order of the People be immediately declared Dictator, and that the Soldiers ſhould have whom they pleaſed for their General;1686, The Roman History Written in Latine by Titus Livius. With the Supplements of the Learned John Freinshemius, and John Dujatius. From the Foundation of Rome to the Middle of the Reign of...
    • I have stated what I consider compelling reasons why the Hortensian Law(s) would have best served their purpose if they were curiate.1956, Historia: Einzelschriften, page 39
    Synonyms:
    curial

Synonyms of curiate

Origin of curiate

From Latin cūriātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about curiate

What does curiate mean?
Curiate means of or relating to a curia.
What part of speech is curiate?
Curiate is an adjective.

Words near curiate in the dictionary

  1. curiality
  2. curials
  3. curiara
  4. curiaras
  5. curias
  6. curiate
  7. Curicó
  8. curie
  9. Curie point
  10. Curie points
  11. Curie temperature

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