Comtal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a count.

    "The eight principal magistrates, or Capitouls, acquire nobility in virtue of their election, transmit it to their posterity, and are the only municipal officers in the kingdom who are entitled to wear the Comtal robe."

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"The eight principal magistrates, or Capitouls, acquire nobility in virtue of their election, transmit it to their posterity, and are the only municipal officers in the kingdom who are entitled to wear the Comtal robe."

Etymology

From French comtal. Doublet of comital, both ultimately from Latin comes.

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