CONVOCATION

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin ~-, convocatio, from convocare Date: 14th century 1. an assembly of persons convoked, b. an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England, a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese, a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university, the act or process of convoking, ~al adjective