Added 10 October 2026
concomitance
/kənˈkɒmɪtəns/ noun
Latin root: concomitari First recorded: 1607 Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about concomitance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence
- A concomitant.
- The Roman Catholic doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the Eucharist, under each element, so that the body and blood are both received by communication in one kind only.
Origin
First attested in 1607, from French concomitant, from Latin concomitari (“accompany”), from con- (“together”) + comitari (“to company”), from comes, comitis (“companion”).
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