comitia

American  

[kuh-mish-ee-uh] / kəˈmɪʃ i ə /

noun

Roman History.

1. an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.

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comitia British  

/ kəˈmɪʃəl, kəˈmɪʃɪə /

noun

1. an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority

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Other Word Forms

• comitial adjective

Etymology

Origin of comitia

1615–25; < Latin, plural of comitium assembly, equivalent to com- com- + -it-, noun derivative of īre to go ( comes ) + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

The distribution of these functions amongst the various comitia, and the differences in their organization, were as follows:— The comitia curiata had in the later Republic become a merely formal assembly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

In this assembly we have the origin of the comitia tributa or Assembly of the Tribes.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

After these hearings the comitia gave its verdict.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

The gold medal for General Gates represents the head of that general, with this legend: horatio gates, duci strenuo, comitia americana.

From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand

Development of the tribunate and the comitia tributa.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly