co·mi·ti·a
(kə-mĭsh′ē-ə, -mĭsh′ə)n. pl. comitia A popular assembly in ancient Rome having legislative or electoral duties.
[Latin, from pl. of
comitium,
assembly place :
com-,
com- +
itus, past participle of
īre,
to go; see
ei- in
Indo-European roots.]
co·mi′tial (-mĭsh′əl) adj.
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comitia
(kəˈmɪʃɪə) n (Historical Terms) an ancient Roman assembly that elected officials and exercised judicial and legislative authority
[C17: from Latin comitium assembly, from com- together + īre to go]
comitial adj
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co•mi•ti•a
(kəˈmɪʃ i ə)
n., pl. -ti•a. any of several assemblies of the people in ancient Rome convened to decide on legislative and judicial matters and to elect magistrates.
[1615–25; < Latin, pl. of comitium assembly <com- + īre to go (compare comes)]
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Comitia
an assembly of people to act on matters before them, 1734; an assembly, 1625; the principal assembly at Oxford where public disputations took place and degrees were conferred, 1714.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.