[cu.ria] n, pl cu.ri.ae [L, perh. fr. co- + vir man--more at virile] (1600) 1 a: a division of the ancient Roman people comprising several gentes of a tribe b: the place of assembly of one of these divisions
2. a: the court of a medieval king b: a court of justice 3 often cap: the body of congregations, tribunals, and offices through which the pope governs the Roman Catholic Church -- cu.ri.al adj