summons

Synonyms:

process, subpoena.

Related Words:

bell, call, calling, citation, cry, indictment, notification, order, requisition, warrant, writ.

Origin:

1250–1300; Middle English somons<Anglo-French; Old French somonse<Vulgar Latin *summonsa, for Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonēre;see summon. British dictionary: C13: from Old French somonse, from somondre to summon. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of summons: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1659. History and Etymology for summons: Noun: Middle English somouns, from Anglo-French somonse, from past participle of somondre. —Merriam-Webster.

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Added: 5 August 2020 {9:39 AM}