Definition of "cursus"

cursus

noun
plural cursuses or (rare) cursus or (nonstandard) cursi
1. (rare) A course; a journey or progression.
  Quotations
  His cursus from Fréjus to Paris turned into a triumphal march, with whole towns and villages staging ceremonial entrées for him and cheering his passage.
  2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 574
2. (archaeology) A long ditch or trench of unknown function, constructed in Neolithic Britain and Ireland.
3. A racecourse.
4. An academic curriculum.
5. A form of daily prayer or service.