An administrative division in ancient Rome, or a medieval court or governing council.
From Latin 'curia,' possibly from 'co-viria' meaning 'gathering of men.' Originally described one of the ten divisions of Roman citizens under Romulus.
The Roman curia evolved from a military assembly into the Senate building where Caesar was famously assassinated—one word's transformation mirrors Rome's shift from kingdom to republic to empire.
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