English Explanatory Dictionary

comitatus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
  2. A county, shire.

Pronunciation

/kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/

Word forms

comitatus comitatuses comitati

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin comitatus, from comes (“companion”). Doublet of county, from Anglo-Norman/Old French.

Related words

posse comitatus
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