I. comes
present third singular of come
plural of come
II. co·mes ˈkōˌmēz, -mes noun
( plural com·i·tes ˈkäməˌtēz, -tās)
Etymology: Latin, literally, companion — more at count
1. : a legal or military adviser to the Roman emperor ; broadly : any prominent military or civil officer of the Roman empire
2.
[Medieval Latin, from Latin]
a. : a wellborn attendant on a king or chief in medieval Europe subject to the duty of military service
b. comites plural : the persons making up the suite of an ambassador
3.
[Late Latin, from Latin]
: a Roman Catholic service book containing a complete index and sometimes the text of all the liturgical lessons
4.
[New Latin, from Latin]
a. : the answer in a fugue
b. : the consequent in a canon — compare : dux
5.
[New Latin, from Latin]
: vena comes