curule Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cu"rule adjective
Etymology
L. curulis, fr. currus a charoit: cf. F. curule.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a charoit.
  2. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries; pertaining to, having, or conferring, the right to sit in the curule chair; hence, official. ✍ The curule chair was usually shaped like a camp stool, and provided with curved legs. It was at first ornamented with ivory, and later sometimes made of ivory and inlaid with gold.

Webster 1913