SUMMONER

Etymology

Noun

summoner (plural summoners)

One who summons or evokes, particularly in legal contexts.

(historical) An apparitor; An officer of an ecclesiastical court whose job it was to deliver a summons to an offending member of the diocese.

A small bell for summoning an employee to provide service.

Anagrams

• resummon

Source: Wiktionary


Sum"mon*er, n. Etym: [OE. somner, sompnour, OF. semoneor, F. semonneur. See Summon, v. t.]

Definition: One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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