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Comitia
Comitia Co*mi"ti*a, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers
or passing laws.
Note: There were three kinds of comitia: comitia curiata, or
assembly of the patricians, who voted in curi[ae];
comitia centuriata, or assembly of the whole Roman
people, who voted by centuries; and comitia tributa, or
assembly of the plebeians according to their division
into tribes.
Comitial
Comitial Co*mi"tial, a. [L. comitialis.]
Relating to the comitia, or popular assemblies of the Romans
for electing officers and passing laws. --Middleton.
ComitiesComity Com"i*ty, n.; pl. Comities. [L. comitas, fr. comis
courteous, kind.]
Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals;
friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of
States.
Comity of nations (International Law), the courtesy by
which nations recognize within their own territory, or in
their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation
or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in
their own land. By some authorities private international
law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that
it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is
obligatory as law.
Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will. Comitiva
Comitiva Co`mi*ti"va, n. [It.]
A body of followers; -- applied to the lawless or brigand
bands in Italy and Sicily.
ComityComity Com"i*ty, n.; pl. Comities. [L. comitas, fr. comis
courteous, kind.]
Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals;
friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of
States.
Comity of nations (International Law), the courtesy by
which nations recognize within their own territory, or in
their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation
or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in
their own land. By some authorities private international
law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that
it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is
obligatory as law.
Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will. Comity of nationsComity Com"i*ty, n.; pl. Comities. [L. comitas, fr. comis
courteous, kind.]
Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals;
friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of
States.
Comity of nations (International Law), the courtesy by
which nations recognize within their own territory, or in
their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation
or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in
their own land. By some authorities private international
law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that
it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is
obligatory as law.
Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will. Concomitance
Concomitance Con*com"i*tance, Concomitancy Con*com"i*tan*cy,
n. [Cf. F. concomitance, fr. LL. concomitantia.]
1. The state of accompanying; accompaniment.
The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in
concomitancy with the other. --Sir T.
Browne.
2. (R.C.Ch.) The doctrine of the existence of the entire body
of Christ in the eucharist, under each element, so that
the body and blood are both received by communicating in
one kind only.
Concomitancy
Concomitance Con*com"i*tance, Concomitancy Con*com"i*tan*cy,
n. [Cf. F. concomitance, fr. LL. concomitantia.]
1. The state of accompanying; accompaniment.
The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in
concomitancy with the other. --Sir T.
Browne.
2. (R.C.Ch.) The doctrine of the existence of the entire body
of Christ in the eucharist, under each element, so that
the body and blood are both received by communicating in
one kind only.
ConcomitantConcomitant Con*com"i*tant, a. [F., fr. L. con- + comitari to
accompany, comes companion. See Count a nobleman.]
Accompanying; conjoined; attending.
It has pleased our wise Creator to annex to several
objects, as also to several of our thoughts, a
concomitant pleasure. --Locke. Concomitant
Concomitant Con*com"i*tant, n.
One who, or that which, accompanies, or is collaterally
connected with another; a companion; an associate; an
accompaniment.
Reproach is a concomitant to greatness. --Addison.
The other concomitant of ingratitude is
hardheartedness. --South.
Concomitantly
Concomitantly Con*com"i*tant*ly, adv.
In company with others; unitedly; concurrently. --Bp.
pearson.
Incomity
Incomity In*com"i*ty, n.
Want of comity; incivility; rudeness. [R.]
Posse comitatusPosse comitatus Pos"se com`i*ta"tus [L. posse to be able, to
have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes, comitis, a
count. See County, and Power.]
1. (Law) The power of the county, or the citizens who may be
summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in
suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which
is forcibly opposed. --Blackstone.
2. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble. [Colloq.]
Note: The word comitatus is often omitted, and posse alone
used. ``A whole posse of enthusiasts.' --Carlyle.
As if the passion that rules were the sheriff of
the place, and came off with all the posse.
--Locke.
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