Comes
![]() Comes (genitive: comitis) is the Latin word for companion, either individually or as a member of a collective known as comitatus (compare comitatenses), especially the suite of a magnate, in some cases large and/or formal enough to have a specific name, such as a cohors amicorum. The word comes derives from com- "with" + ire "go." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Comes was a common epitheton (title, added to the name, as Catholicism still does with Jesus and much- venerated saints, such as in Our Lady of Lourdes) for a hero or a (usually minor) divinity, marking it out as linked to a (major) divinity, or several celestials to each other. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On Constantine I coinage, the emperor is declared comes to the Sun god.
Genitive: redirect Genitive case... Comitatenses: Comitatenses is the Latin plural of comitatensis, originally the adjective derived from comitatus ('company, party, suite'; in this military context it came to the novel meaning of 'the field army'), itself rooting in Comes ('companion', but hence specific historical meanings, military and civilian)... Cohors amicorum: Originally, since the Roman republic proper (i.e. before the Principate), the cohors amicorum was synonymous with the cohors praetoria (so called after the praetorium, the tent or more permanent dwelling of a Roman commanding general) : the military (including or annexing various logistic, domestic,... Comes related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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