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What is a comitatus?

What is a comitatus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
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No citizen is bound to an active execution of this law, unless called upon as one of the posse comitatus.
The viking band, as a development of the Teutonic comitatus, was naturally inspired with its ideas of honour and valour.
It is scarcely credible that a Teutonic comitatus could have existed under such conditions.
The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed that marshals could summon both the militia and regular troops to serve in a posse comitatus.
This was the posse comitatus, the force of the county, and was under the command of the sheriff.
It would be a mistake no doubt to suppose that the comitatus owes its origin to this mercenary service.

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