convocation
The act of calling or assembling by summons.
Noun
- The act of calling or assembling by summons.
- An assembly or meeting.
- An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
- Convocation will sit in York too, so the northern church can have its say in how we worship God. - 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 409:
- An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
- A flock of eagles.
Origin
From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.