English Explanatory Dictionary

summons

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A call to do something, especially to come.
  2. A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
  3. A demand for surrender.
verb
  1. To serve someone with a summons.
noun
  1. plural of summon
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of summon

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌ.mənz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-summons.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-summons.wav

Word forms

summons summonses summonsing summonsed

Etymology

From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”).

Synonyms

citation invocation subpoena summons writ of summons

Derived words

alias summons nonsummons originating summons pluries summons summonsee summonser unsummonsed writ of summons
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