Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cu-ri-ate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a curia.

Example Sentences

"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;"
"I have stated what I consider compelling reasons why the Hortensian Law(s) would have best served their purpose if they were curiate."
"Although lacking the tight kinship focus evident in the gentilicial organization of the aristocracy, the settled population did still maintain internal divisions, as evidenced by the curiate system in Rome."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cūriātus

Synonyms

curial

Questions

What does curiate mean?: Of or relating to a curia.
Where does curiate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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