curio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

cūrĭo, ōnis, m. [curia].

I The priest of a curia , Varr. L. L. 5, § 83; 6, § 46 Müll.: maximus, he who presided over all the curiae , Liv. 27, 8, 1; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 126, 17 Müll.—

II Post-Aug., a crier, herald , = praeco, Mart. l ib. 2 praef.; Treb. Gall. 12.

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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.