comityn.

/ˈkɒmɪti/

Forms: In 1500s comite.

Etymology: < Latin cōmitātem courteousness, < cōmis courteous, friendly: see -ity suffix, and compare Italian comita (Florio).

1. Courtesy, civility, urbanity; kindly and considerate behaviour towards others.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun]

manshipOE

metheOE

courtesy?c1225

debonairty?c1225

gentrice?c1225

debonairshipa1240

hendlaika1250

fairnessc1275

hendiness?a1300

hendshipc1300

meeknessc1300

bonairty1303

bonairnessc1375

debonairness1382

humanityc1384

menskinga1400

hendnessc1400

comity1542

civilness1556

civility1561

courtshipa1640

discretion1752

1542 T. Becon New Pollecye of Warre Pref. sig. A.ii^v Our countrey..sowethe also in the felde of our brestes many precious seedes, as..honest behauour, affabilite, comite.

1673 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility (ed. 2) xix. 163 Comity and Affability are the Ornaments of Converse.

1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 1379 The comity of the right hon. gentleman's manner..contrasted with the asperity of the letter alluded to.

1850 R. W. Emerson Montaigne in Representative Men iv. 180 It is the rule of mere comity and courtesy to agree where you can.

2. comity of nations:

a. The courteous and friendly understanding, by which each nation respects the laws and usages of every other, so far as may be without prejudice to its own rights and interests.

ΚΠ

1834 J. Story Comm. Conflict of Laws §28 It has been thought..that the term comity is not sufficiently expressive of the obligation of nations to give effect to foreign laws when they are not prejudicial to their own rights and interests.]

1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lix. 563 Due, by the comity of nations.

1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) i. Introd. 3 The salutary but sanctionless code called the Comity of nations.

b. Used for: The company of nations mutually practising international comity. [In some instances, association of the word with Latin comes ‘companion’ is to be suspected.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > international

comity of nations1862

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > nations practising international comity

comity of nations1862

Schengen agreement1988

1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 315 A third part of the species will be brought into the comity of nations.

1864 Á. Vámbéry Trav. Central Asia 6 To show..how much Iran had it at heart to obtain admittance into the comity of states.

1875 M. Pattison I. Casaubon 294 Neither North nor South Britain entered into the comity of nations.

1880 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. Turkey should..be saved..and rendered a useful member of the civilised comity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	comity
释义	comityn. /ˈkɒmɪti/ Forms: In 1500s comite. Etymology: < Latin cōmitātem courteousness, < cōmis courteous, friendly: see -ity suffix, and compare Italian comita (Florio). 1. Courtesy, civility, urbanity; kindly and considerate behaviour towards others. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] manshipOE metheOE courtesy?c1225 debonairty?c1225 gentrice?c1225 debonairshipa1240 hendlaika1250 fairnessc1275 hendiness?a1300 hendshipc1300 meeknessc1300 bonairty1303 bonairnessc1375 debonairness1382 humanityc1384 menskinga1400 hendnessc1400 comity1542 civilness1556 civility1561 courtshipa1640 discretion1752 1542 T. Becon New Pollecye of Warre Pref. sig. A.ii^v Our countrey..sowethe also in the felde of our brestes many precious seedes, as..honest behauour, affabilite, comite. 1673 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility (ed. 2) xix. 163 Comity and Affability are the Ornaments of Converse. 1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 1379 The comity of the right hon. gentleman's manner..contrasted with the asperity of the letter alluded to. 1850 R. W. Emerson Montaigne in Representative Men iv. 180 It is the rule of mere comity and courtesy to agree where you can. 2. comity of nations: a. The courteous and friendly understanding, by which each nation respects the laws and usages of every other, so far as may be without prejudice to its own rights and interests. ΚΠ 1834 J. Story Comm. Conflict of Laws §28 It has been thought..that the term comity is not sufficiently expressive of the obligation of nations to give effect to foreign laws when they are not prejudicial to their own rights and interests.] 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lix. 563 Due, by the comity of nations. 1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) i. Introd. 3 The salutary but sanctionless code called the Comity of nations. b. Used for: The company of nations mutually practising international comity. [In some instances, association of the word with Latin comes ‘companion’ is to be suspected.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > international comity of nations1862 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > nations practising international comity comity of nations1862 Schengen agreement1988 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 315 A third part of the species will be brought into the comity of nations. 1864 Á. Vámbéry Trav. Central Asia 6 To show..how much Iran had it at heart to obtain admittance into the comity of states. 1875 M. Pattison I. Casaubon 294 Neither North nor South Britain entered into the comity of nations. 1880 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. Turkey should..be saved..and rendered a useful member of the civilised comity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1542
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