— summonable , adj. — summoner , n.
/sum"euhn/ , v.t.
1. to call upon to do something specified.
2. to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
3. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, esp. before a court: to summon a defendant.
4. to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
5. to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. fol. by up ): to summon all one's courage.
[ 1175-1225; summonere to summon, L: to remind unofficially, suggest, equiv. to sum- SUM- + monere to remind, warn; r. ME somonen semondre, somondre summonere, L summonere, as above ]
Syn. 1-3. See call .