Assertion: nobility's title | /r/HasProperty | distinguished as rank
Facets:
value: in the late empire
type: TEMPORAL
value: of the emperor
type: OTHER
value: similarly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The titles "duke" and "count" were similarly distinguished as ranks in the late empire, with dux (literally, "leader") being used for a provincial military governor and the rank of comes (literally "companion," that is, of the Emperor) given to the leader of an active army along the frontier.