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Webster 1913 Edition
Comity
Com′i-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Comities
(#)
. [L.
comitas
, fr. comis
courteous, kind.] Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility;
as,
. comity
of manners; the comity
of States
Syn. – Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will.
Webster 1828 Edition
Comity
COMITY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
comity
comity
English
Noun
comity (plural comities)
- Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 96:
- There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.
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- Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
- 2007 January 5, Jonathan Weisman, “Democrats Take Control on Hill”, in The Washington Post:
- Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.
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