Cū'ri-a, n.
n.; pl. CŪ'RI-Æ. [Lat.]
Sense 1. (Rom. Antiq.) (a.) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus. (b.) The place of assembly of one of these divisions. (c.) The place where the meetings of the Roman senate were held; the senate-house.
Sense 2. (Middle Ages.) A solemn assembly of the counts and prelates of the empire.
Sense 3. (Law.) A court of justice.