A comitatus is the relationship between a king (or Lord) and his retainers in Anglo-Saxon times. You will often find this term used in a lot of old literature such as 'Beowulf'. It is pretty much a relationships between a position of power/ importance and their retainers, and in defining corresponds with our answer.
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The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo<span> ” (instead of </span>flamenco<span> ).</span>
