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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Curiat, a. [L. cūriātus.] Pertaining to the Roman curiæ. —1533 Bell. Livy II. 221/16.
The decrete … be quhilk Camillus suld be brocht … fra exile be commitis curiat Ib. 25.
Than was the law curiat pronuncit
