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Comitatus is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Comitatus in a sentence

Comitatus meaning

  1. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
  2. A county, shire.

Using Comitatus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader. | A county, shire.
  • In the example corpus, comitatus often appears in combinations such as: posse comitatus, comitatus act.

Context around Comitatus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

posse 6× county 1× named 1×

Often after:

act 3× allows 1× comprised 1×

Sentence patterns with Comitatus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

80 the comitatus comprised young 1× are named comitatus by historians 1× behind posse comitatus is sound 1× from county comitatus to duchy 1× of posse comitatus said brewster 1× posse comitatus allows for 1× the posse comitatus act federal 1× the posse comitatus act prohibits 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few people 1× but the shift 1× coredon dictionary of 1× federal law under 1× in addition even 1× normally under the 1×

Common sentence endings:

could stop them 1× for domestic policing 1× get around it 1× law enforcement purposes 1× lord or king 1× militarization of italy 1×

Words around Comitatus

Just before it in the word index:

comitative 7 comissioned 2 comission 5 comiskey 18 comisar 2 comirnaty 4

Just after it in the word index:

comitia 10 comitis 3 comito 2 comittee 3 comity 22 comix 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Comitatus

  • In this selection, "comitatus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, posse, county, named, act, allows and comprised stand out and add context to how "comitatus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 80 the comitatus comprised young and are named comitatus by historians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "comitatus" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with comitatus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Normally, under the Posse Comitatus Act, federal troops cannot be used for domestic policing. (14 words)

Federal law — under the Posse Comitatus Act — prohibits using active-duty military for law enforcement purposes. (16 words)

While the theory behind Posse Comitatus is sound, there are ways for the military to get around it. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Such entourages are named comitatus by historians, although it is not a contemporary term. It was adapted in the 19th century from a word used by the 2nd-century historian Tacitus to describe the close companions of a lord or king. (41 words)

A few people said I wouldn’t be able to get permission for Soldiers to work with the program because of Posse Comitatus,” said Brewster, referring to a federal law that limits military authority among the civilian population. (38 words)

Posse Comitatus allows for the military to provide logistical support to law enforcement, and to the extent they’re doing more than that, it’s unclear if a mere lawsuit could stop them. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

Federal law — under the Posse Comitatus Act — prohibits using active-duty military for law enforcement purposes.

In addition, even the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the federal government’s power to use the military on American soil to enforce domestic policies, has several compelling exceptions.

A few people said I wouldn’t be able to get permission for Soldiers to work with the program because of Posse Comitatus,” said Brewster, referring to a federal law that limits military authority among the civilian population.

Normally, under the Posse Comitatus Act, federal troops cannot be used for domestic policing.

Posse Comitatus allows for the military to provide logistical support to law enforcement, and to the extent they’re doing more than that, it’s unclear if a mere lawsuit could stop them.

While the theory behind Posse Comitatus is sound, there are ways for the military to get around it.

But the shift from count (comes) to duke (dux) and from county (comitatus) to duchy (ducatus) also signalled the progressive militarization of Italy.

Coredon Dictionary of Medieval Terms p. 80 The comitatus comprised young men who were supposed to be utterly devoted to their lord.

Such entourages are named comitatus by historians, although it is not a contemporary term. It was adapted in the 19th century from a word used by the 2nd-century historian Tacitus to describe the close companions of a lord or king.

Common combinations with comitatus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "comitatus" in a sentence?
An example: "Federal law — under the Posse Comitatus Act — prohibits using active-duty military for law enforcement purposes." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "comitatus" from authentic English texts.
What does "comitatus" mean?
Comitatus means: A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
How many example sentences with "comitatus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "comitatus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.