comital

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin comitālis, from comes (count). Doublet of comtal.

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comital (comparative more comital, superlative most comital)

  1. 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.

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