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

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

The comitia centuriata could be summoned and presided over only by the magistrates with imperium.

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

The Comitial sickness, so called because, if a case of epilepsy occurred during the meeting of the comitia, the assembly was immediately broken up.

From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

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

The distant citizens could not come to the voting booths; the device of representation was not discovered; and the comitia fell into the power of the town voters.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various