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comital

comital

9.9
Relating to a count or earl, a noble title in old times
  • adjective
  • /kəˈmɪtəl/
  • Archaic
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  • Her comital duties involved overseeing the management of the lands.

Examples

  • In March of the same year, in a bull issued to Count Robert of Flanders and the comital collegiate church of Our Lady in Saint-Omer, the pope forbade the bishop of Thérouanne from asking for a small amount of money.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The late 1090s saw the material consolidation of the priory due to renewed comital benefactions.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The comital title was passed down through generations of noble families.

  • Many comital estates were established during the medieval period.

Surface Forms

comital positive

Morphology

comital = comit + al

Although -al is a common adjectival suffix, the stem comit- is not a recognizable modern English base for most learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably inferred from the parts.

Etymology

Comital comes from the old Latin word comes, which meant 'companion' and later became the noble title 'count'. So comital means 'relating to a count' or earl and is used for things like a comital coat of arms.