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Summoner

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sum·mon  (smn)
tr.v. sum·moned, sum·mon·ing, sum·mons
1. To call together; convene.
2. To request to appear; send for. See Synonyms at call.
3. Law To order to appear in court by the issuance of a summons.
4. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender.
5. To call forth; evoke: "He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength" Colin Turnbull.
[Middle English somonen, from Old French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, from Latin summonre, to remind privately, hint to : sub-, secretly; see sub- + monre, to warn; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
summon·er n.


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A summoner was a person who went to summon or call people to appear before the Church courts when they had done wrong.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
The sheriff, who is the summoner of ordinary juries, and the clerks of courts, who have the nomination of special juries, are themselves standing officers, and, acting individually, may be supposed more accessible to the touch of corruption than the judges, who are a collective body.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
He followed his summoner with increasing doubt, which was not dispelled by a solemn comicality in the scene of the study.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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