COMITY

comity

(noun) a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

comity (countable and uncountable, plural comities)

Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.

Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.

Synonyms

• frith

Anagrams

• myotic

Source: Wiktionary

Com"i*ty, n.; pl. Comities. Etym: [L. comitas, fr. comis courteous, kind.]

Definition: Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly equals; friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of States. Comity of nations (International Law), the courtesy by which nations recognize within their own territory, or in their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in their own land. By some authorities private international law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is obligatory as law.

Syn.

– Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition