Comitissa
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old English law. A countess; an earl's wife. Towns. PI. 149. COMITIVA (Law Lat. from comes, q. v.)
In old English law. The dignity and office of a comes (count or earl); the same with what was afterwards called comitat/us. Spelman. Used in the Register, in the sense of comitatus, a train, suite, following, attendance, or household. Reg. Orig. 23, 24.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I.
In old English law. A countess; the wife of an earl.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. A countess; an earl’s wife.