Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comitatus

/kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: comi-ta-tus
IPA: /kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.

noun

A county, shire.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

comitatuses (plural) comitati (plural)

Phrases

posse comitatus

Frequently Paired Words

posse comitatus

Rhymes With

hiatus status apparatus stratus cincinnatus meatus quadratus latus flatus nimbostratus afflatus altostratus

Questions

How do you pronounce comitatus?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒmɪˈteɪtəs/.
What does comitatus mean?: A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
Where does comitatus come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Latin comitatus, from comes (“companion”). Doublet of county, from Anglo-Norman/Old French.

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