Friday word: Convocation
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con·vo·ca·tion noun \ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shən\
1a : an assembly of persons convoked
b (1) : an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England (2) : a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese; also : a territorial division of an Episcopal diocese
c : a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university
2: the act or process of convoking
Example:
They called for the immediate convocation of the council.
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin convocation-, convocatio, from convocare (to call together):
from com- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice
First Known Use: 14th century
con·voke transitive verb \kən-ˈvōk\
: to call together to a meeting
1a : an assembly of persons convoked
b (1) : an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England (2) : a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese; also : a territorial division of an Episcopal diocese
c : a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university
2: the act or process of convoking
Example:
They called for the immediate convocation of the council.
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin convocation-, convocatio, from convocare (to call together):
from com- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice
First Known Use: 14th century
con·voke transitive verb \kən-ˈvōk\
: to call together to a meeting