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Curia Regis
[ kyoor-ee-uh ree-jis ]
noun
, (often lowercase)
- a small, permanent council, composed chiefly of officials in the household of a Norman king, that served in an advisory and administrative capacity.
Curia Regis
/ ˈriːdʒɪs /
noun
- (in Norman England) the king's court, which performed all functions of government
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Curia Regis1
< Medieval Latin: literally, (the) king's curia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Curia Regis1
Latin, literally: council of the king
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Example Sentences
The great importance of this royal iter consists in its bearing on the evolution of the curia regis.
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It will be observed that the Oxford fine is described as made 'in curia regis', while the Leicester one is not.
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In a Curia Regis, held at Lismore, he imagined he had arranged temporal affairs.
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The old Curia Regis consisted of the king, hiz grand justiciary, the officers of hiz palace and his barons.
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Hunc in curia regis Henrici libellum raptim annotavi schedulis.
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