| n. | 1. | (Rom. Antiq.) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus. |
| 2. | (Middle Ages) The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his residence or his household. | |
| 3. | (Law) Any court of justice. | |
| 4. | The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery of administration; - called also |
| Noun | 1. | Curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church |