curial

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Definition of curial in English English dictionary

Pertaining to a court; courtly

Of or pertaining to a curia

The papal court at the Vatican, by which the Roman Catholic Church is governed

A member of a curia, esp

of that of Rome or the later Italian sovereignties

Of or pertaining to the papal curia; as, the curial etiquette of the Vatican

Hyphenation

cu·ri·al

Etymology

() From French curial, from Latin curialis.