summons.
A call to do something, especially to come.
Meaning & usage
A call to do something, especially to come.
A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
A demand for surrender.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”).
To serve someone with a summons.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”).
plural of summon
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
third-person singular simple present indicative of summon
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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