Definition of "comity"

There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.

1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 96

Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.

2007 January 5, Jonathan Weisman, “Democrats Take Control on Hill”, in The Washington Post‎