Main Entry: co·mi·tia

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmi-sh(ē-)ə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural comitia

Etymology: Latin, plural of comitium, from com- + -it- (akin to ire to go) — more at issue

Date: 1600

: any of several public assemblies of the people in ancient Rome for legislative, judicial, and electoral purposes

— co·mi·tial \-ˈmi-shəl\ adjective