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Where does “curial” come from?

curial (English) comes from Middle French curial, from Latin cūriālis, from Latin curia, from Latin coviria — male community.

curial (English): Pertaining to a court; courtly; Pertaining to the...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a court; courtly; Pertaining to the...

Ancestry of “curial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcurial—
2Latincūriālis—
3Latincuriacourt; senate or meeting house; nominative plural...
4Latincoviriamale community

Words derived from “curial”

  • curialist
  • curialism
Every word from Latin coviria →