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Gallʹia Comaʹta

That part of Gaul which belonged to the Roman emperor, and was governed by legʹates (legaʹti), was so called from the long hair (coma) worn by the inhabitants flowing over their shoulders.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.