COMITATUS - Black's Law Dictionary

What is COMITATUS? Definition of COMITATUS in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.

In old  English law. A county or shire;  the body  of a county. The territorial jurisdiction of a comes,  i. e., count or earl. 1 Bla. Comm. 116. An earldom. 1 Ld.Raym. 13.  The county court, a court of great antiquity and  of great dignity in early times. 1 Spence,  Eq.Jur.  42, 66 Also, the retinue or train of a prince or high governmental official. Spelman. The retinue which accompanied a Roman proconsul to his province. Du Cange. The  personal following of professional warriors. Taylor,  Jurispr.  216.

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