kənˈkäməd.ən](t)s, känˈk-, -mətən] also -mət ə n] noun
also con·com·i·tan·cy ]sē, ]si\
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin concomitantia, from Latin concomitant-, concomitans + -ia -y
1. : a state of accompanying : accompaniment ; especially : regular and precise conjunction implying correlative variation of the concomitants
2. : the doctrine in Roman Catholicism of the existence of both the body and blood of Christ in each element of the Eucharist so that both are received by communicating in one kind only
3. : an instance of being concomitant : a concomitant thing or act
the concomitances of a marriage ceremony