summons

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʌ.mənz/ === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Noun ==== summons (plural summonses) A call to do something, especially to come. (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness. Synonyms: subpoena; see also Thesaurus:summons (military) A demand for surrender. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Bengali: সমন (śomon) → Cebuano: sumon → Malay: saman → English: saman → English: summon → Tamil: சம்மன் (cammaṉ) ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== summons (third-person singular simple present summonses, present participle summonsing, simple past and past participle summonsed) (transitive) To serve someone with a summons. [17th C.] === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== summons plural of summon ==== Verb ==== summons third-person singular simple present indicative of summon === Further reading === summons on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Summons in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === musmons