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comitatus

/kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/

comitatus noun: a group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.

Noun

comitatus (plural comitatuses or comitati or comitatus)

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

Forms of comitatus

pluralcomitatuses
pluralcomitati
pluralcomitatus

Origin of comitatus

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

Words that rhyme with comitatus

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Questions about comitatus

What does comitatus mean?
Comitatus means a group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
What part of speech is comitatus?
Comitatus is a noun.
How do you pronounce comitatus?
Comitatus is pronounced /kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/.
What is the plural of comitatus?
The plural of comitatus is comitatuses.

Words near comitatus in the dictionary

  1. comitative case
  2. comitative cases
  3. comitatively
  4. comitatives
  5. comitativity
  6. comitatus
  7. comitatuses
  8. comitia
  9. comitial
  10. comities
  11. Comitium

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