transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mə-tē, ˈkō- ]
noun
( plural -ties )
Etymology: Latin comitat-, comitas, from comis courteous, probably from Old Latin cosmis, from com- + -smis (akin to Sanskrit smayate he smiles) — more at smile
Date: 1543
1.
a. : friendly social atmosphere : social harmony
group activities promoting comity
b. : a loose widespread community based on common social institutions
the comity of civilization
c. : comity of nations
d. : the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another
2. : avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious denomination