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 ( cf. comes) + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

There was a body of rules governing the comitia which were concerned with the time and place of meeting, the forms of promulgation and the methods of voting.

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

As in early Rome, so in the municipalities the people were grouped in curiae, which were the voting units in the local assembly or comitia.

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

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

Nam κυρία concionem significat, in qua creantur magistratus, quae Latini vocant comitia, et diem alicujus rei causa praestitutum, et jus aliquod agendi.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

He was now liable to military service and qualified to attend the comitia.

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