curule

curule
[ˈkjʊəruːl]
adjective
  1. (historical)denoting or relating to the authority exercised by the senior magistrates in ancient Rome, chiefly the consul and praetor, who were entitled to use the sella curulis (‘curule seat’, a kind of folding chair)
    (史)(权威)贵人凳的,贵人座的
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin curulis, from currus 'chariot' (in which the chief magistrate was conveyed to the seat of office), from currere 'to run'
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