[ ˌkɒnvə'keɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun
1》 (in the Church of England) a representative assembly of clergy of the province of Canterbury or York.
2》 Brit. a legislative or deliberative assembly of a university.
↘ N. Amer. a formal ceremony for the conferment of university awards.
3》 the action of convoking a large formal assembly.
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
ME: from L. convocatio(n-) , from convocare (see convoke ).