comitatus
Lord's warrior band
Comitatus is a Latin term for a band of warriors bound by loyalty to a leader, who in turn provides for and protects them.
The concept appears in discussions of early Germanic and Anglo-Saxon society, where such bonds formed the basis of military and political organization.
In U.S. law, *posse comitatus* refers to the power of a sheriff to conscript citizens to enforce the law, and the Posse Comitatus Act restricts military involvement in domestic law enforcement.
Attendants accompanying someone important
- followersPeople who support someone
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
- attendantsPeople who assist others
- escortOne who accompanies another
henchmen · companions · warband · household · cohort · posse · staff · aides
Pledged devotion to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- bondBinding tie or connection
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
pledge · faithfulness · steadfastness · honor · duty · brotherhood · solidarity · trust
entourage
Attendants accompanying someone important
- followersPeople who support someone
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
- attendantsPeople who assist others
escort · henchmen · companions · warband · household · cohort · posse · staff · aides · delegation
fealty
Pledged devotion to authority
fidelity · pledge · faithfulness · steadfastness · honor · duty · brotherhood · solidarity · trust · sacrifice
mead-hall
Norse drinking hall
berserker · jarl · skald · shieldwall · longship · Beowulf · Tacitus · tribal · raiding · saga
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
fief · homage · manor · knight · suzerainty · seigneurial · nobility · demesne · chivalry · heraldry
- posse comitatusCounty's armed civil authority
count, commit, commitment, commission, county, committed, committee, uncommitted, committing