"comity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒmɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: comities [plural]
Etymology: From Late Middle English comite (“association”), from Latin cōmitās. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)mey-}}, {{inh|en|enm|comite|t=association}} Middle English comite (“association”), {{der|en|la|cōmitās}} Latin cōmitās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} comity (countable and uncountable, plural comities)
  1. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others): вежливост (vežlivost) [neuter] (Bulgarian), учтивост (učtivost) [neuter] (Bulgarian), zdvořilost [feminine] (Czech), respektvoller Umgang [masculine] (German), höfliche Umgangsweise [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-comity-en-noun-8D26Hviv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others': 97 3
  2. Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations): friedliches Miteinander [neuter] (German), freundschaftliches Zusammenleben [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-comity-en-noun-Yy3TM1mC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frith

Inflected forms

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