Friday word: Convocation

[med_cat]

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

Comments

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Excellent, most topical. Tell me, since posting words here, do you find yourself like me, always jotting down an interesting word as they spring up?

[med_cat]

My pleasure! Am on time this once, as you see, having done this as a scheduled post; shall have to do that in the future.

And yes, I keep a running list in the "drafts" folder of my email.

And you're right, it is topical, albeit that was inadvertent ;)

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

I keep a document of drafts for my main journal, at the top of which is a list of words I've come across that I want to post.

---L.