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comitatus

Pronunciation: /kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/

The English word “comitatus” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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