1. relating to or designating a chair of state used by high magistrates in ancient Rome
Usage: historical

Examples

• The consul sat in his curule chair during the ceremony.
• Curule magistrates held the highest offices in the Roman Republic.
• The curule seat was a symbol of political authority in ancient Rome.
• Only certain officials were entitled to use the curule chair.
• The museum displayed a replica of a Roman curule chair.