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curia

cu.ria \'k(y)u.r-e--*\ \'kyu.r-e--.e-, 'ku.r-e--.i-\ \'kyu.r-e--*l\ n or 
   cu.ri.ae [L, fr. co- + vir man - more at MAN] pl  1: a division of the 
   ancient Roman people comprising several gentes of a tr ibe 2a: the court of 
   a medieval king  2b: a court of justice  often cap  2: the body of 
   congregations, tribunals, and offices through which the pope  governs the 
   Roman Catholic Church - cu.ri.al aj