Comitatus

//kɒmɪˈteɪtəs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader. historical
  2. 2
    A county, shire. historical

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin comitatus, from comes (“companion”). Doublet of county, from Anglo-Norman/Old French.

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