CURIAE
CURIA
Curia
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
curiae
plural of curia
Source: Wiktionary
CURIA
Cu"ri*a (k"r-), n.; pl. Curle (-. Etym: [L.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided
by Romulus.
(b) The place of assembly of one of these divisions.
(c) The place where the meetings of the senate were held; the senate
house.
2. (Middle Ages)
Definition: The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his
residence or his household. Burrill.
3. (Law)
Definition: Any court of justice.
4. The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery
of administration; -- called also curia Romana.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition