comital
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin comitālis, from comes (“count”). Doublet of comtal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
comital (comparative more comital, superlative most comital)
- Of or pertaining to a count or earl.
- Synonym: comtal
- 2004, Richard Ewing Barton, Lordship of the County of Maine, c. 890-1160[1], page 51:
- Comital charters for religious institutions provide important evidence for some aspects of comital lordship, especially the interconnection of landholding, justice, wealth, and military power.
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to a count or earl
See also
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “comital”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.