ˌkäməˈtäd.əs, -tād- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin, escort, retinue, imperial court, from comit-, comes companion + -atus -ate — more at count
1. : a body of wellborn men attached to a king or chieftain by the duty of military service ; also : the status of the body so attached
2.
[Medieval Latin, from Latin]
: county — used chiefly in the phrase posse comitatus