comital

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin comitālis, from comes (“count”). Doublet of comtal.

Adjective

comital (comparative more comital, superlative most comital)

Of or pertaining to a count or earl.
Synonym: comtal
- 2004, Richard Ewing Barton, Lordship of the County of Maine, c. 890-1160‎, page 51:
  Comital charters for religious institutions provide important evidence for some aspects of comital lordship, especially the interconnection of landholding, justice, wealth, and military power.

Translations

of or pertaining to a count or earl

Danish: grevelig (count), greve- (count)
Dutch: grafelijk (nl), graaflijk
French: comtal (fr)
German: gräflich
Italian: comitale (it)
Spanish: condal
Swedish: grevlig (sv), greve-

See also

References

OED 2nd edition 1989

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