curule
French, adjective\ky.ʁyl\
curule is spelled C-U-R-U-L-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Curule is a French adjective meaning “curule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifiait une chaise d’ivoire qui était à l’usage de certains magistrats romains”.
What does curule mean in English?
adjective
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curule
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifiait une chaise d’ivoire qui était à l’usage de certains magistrats romains. 2. Qualifiait les magistrats, les édiles qui avaient le droit de se servir de cette chaise. 3. Qualifie la statue d’un personnage représenté sur un char.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of curule
- curules plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce curule?
- \ky.ʁyl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is curule in French?
curule appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).