There remained no resource but the dreadful one of
convoking a parliament. --palfrey.
Syn: To summon; assemble; convene. See {Call}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
convoking — con·voke || kÉ™n vəʊk v. call together, call to meeting, summon … English contemporary dictionary
Convoke — Con*voke , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convoked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convoking}.] [L. convocare: cf. F. convoquer. See {Convocate}.] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. [1913 Webster] There remained no resource but the dreadful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Convoked — Convoke Con*voke , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convoked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convoking}.] [L. convocare: cf. F. convoquer. See {Convocate}.] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. [1913 Webster] There remained no resource but the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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