comites
- plural of comes.
Example Sentences
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He has organised a band of soldiers, called Danites, a sacred battalion—the celeres of Romulus—these are all comites or counts; their chiefs are conductors, or dukes.
From Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet by Marryat, Frederick
Again he signed to the "comites" to blow the reveille.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Thou shalt be placed above senators, comites, and patricians.
From Thais by Douglas, Robert B. (Robert Bruce)
He signed to one of the "comites," whom he was accustomed to call his "chief hangman," and the man blew a long modulated note.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Under the early Frankish kings some comites did not exercise any definite functions; they were merely attached to the king’s person and executed his orders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
