summoner
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈsʌmənər/
- Archaic
:
convocador
- PREFORMATTED TABLE -- The Summoner, Chaucer's Canterbury
And so the Summoner says then I must go down among them.
- And so the Summoner says then I must go down among them.
Examples
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These were principled moralists, summoners of human sacrifice, and wagers of righteous wars.
Blog text (5) -
So they set the young king in the summoner's place to choose a new Warden of Roke.
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In IX, Dagger and Eiko talk a lot about Zidane and a little bit about the Summoner culture, so it might squeak by.
Blog text (9) -
The summoner delivered the official notice to the defendant in the court session.
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In medieval times, a summoner would call people to answer for their actions in front of a judge.
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As a court summoner, she was responsible for ensuring that all witnesses attended the trial.
Synonyms
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6.7
An official who makes sure people follow court orders
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7.2
A court officer who delivers legal papers and keeps order in court
A person who officially gives a written warning or order
A person who calls others to a meeting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Summoner comes from the verb summon, which comes from the Latin monere meaning 'to call' or 'to warn'. A summoner originally 'called' people to a church or court to answer charges, so the word still means the official who brings someone before the court.