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convoke, v.|kənˈvəʊk|
[ad. F. convoquer (14th c. in Littré), ad. L. convocāre to call together; f. con- together + vocāre to call.]
trans. To call together, summon to assemble; to assemble or bring together by summons.
1598Florio, Conuocare, to conuoke or call togither. 1626tr. Boccalini's New-f. Polit. 84 (T.) The queen of Italy..having convoked all her princes. 1769Robertson Chas. V, VI. vi. 85 The pope continued his negociations for convoking a general council. 1827Hallam Const. Hist. (1876) I. iv. 210 For five years afterwards the queen did not convoke parliament. 1845S. Austin Ranke's Hist. Ref. I. 207 In order to carry on the war, he was obliged to convoke the States anew.
fig.1805Wordsw. Prelude xi. 153, I thus convoked From every object pleasant circumstance To suit my ends.
Hence conˈvoker, conˈvoking vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1765Blackstone Comm. I. 153 Such of our monarchs as were enclined to govern without parliaments, neglected the convoking them..under pretence that there was no need of them. 1795Southey Joan of Arc. iii. 282 Through the land Meantime the King's convoking voice went forth. 1848Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 270 The law was that not more than three years should pass between the dissolving of one parliament and the convoking of another. |