"comitatus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/ Forms: comitatuses [plural], comitati [plural], comitatus [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtəs Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin comitatus, from comes (“companion”). Doublet of county, from Anglo-Norman/Old French. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|comitatus}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin comitatus, {{doublet|en|county}} Doublet of county Head templates: {{en-noun|+|comitati|*}} comitatus (plural comitatuses or comitati or comitatus)
  1. (historical) A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-comitatus-en-noun-~gdkl1dw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 8 9 9 2 2 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 7 7 8 2 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 5 5 2 2 29 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 7 9 9 2 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 7 8 8 2 2 26 27
  2. (historical) A county, shire. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-comitatus-en-noun-DEa-h5Xd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: posse comitatus

Inflected forms

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