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comitatus

(ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs)
n
a retinue of warriors serving a leader, esp in pre-Christian Germanic cultures, such as Anglo-Saxon England and Viking Age Scandinavia
see posse1
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Comitatus

 a body of companions; a retinue of warriors attached to a king or chieftain. See also posse comitatus.
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