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concomitance

/kənˈkɒmɪtəns/ noun

Latin root: concomitari First recorded: 1607 Wiktionary

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  1. occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence
  2. A concomitant.
  3. 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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