cursus honorum in Latin

IPA: [ˈkʊr.sʊs hɔˈnoː.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkur.sus oˈnɔː.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{la-noun|cursus<4> honōrum}} cursus honōrum m (genitive cursūs honōrum); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cursus<4> honōrum}} Forms: cursus honōrum [canonical, masculine], cursūs honōrum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cursus honōrum [nominative, singular], cursūs honōrum [nominative, plural], cursūs honōrum [genitive, singular], cursuum honōrum [genitive, plural], cursuī honōrum [dative, singular], cursibus honōrum [dative, plural], cursum honōrum [accusative, singular], cursūs honōrum [accusative, plural], cursū honōrum [ablative, singular], cursibus honōrum [ablative, plural], cursus honōrum [singular, vocative], cursūs honōrum [plural, vocative]

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"cursus honorum" meaning in Latin

Noun