Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curial

/ˈkjʊəɹɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: cu-ri-al
IPA: /ˈkjʊəɹɪəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a court; courtly.

adj

Pertaining to the papal curia.

noun

A member of a curia, especially of that of Rome or the later Italian sovereignties.

Example Sentences

"In favouring the well-connected, politically and culturally sophisticated Italian merchants and diplomats who regularly arrived in England on curial business Henry killed two birds with one stone, gratifying popes by the attention and respect shown to their intimates, and employing them as his own eyes and ears at Rome […]."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French curial, from Latin cūriālis.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkjʊəɹɪəl/

Inflected Forms

more curial (comparative) most curial (superlative) curials (plural)

Derived Forms

curialism curialist extracurial

Questions

How do you pronounce curial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjʊəɹɪəl/.
What does curial mean?: Pertaining to a court; courtly.
Where does curial come from?: Borrowed from Middle French curial, from Latin cūriālis.

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