Convoked

/kənˈvoʊkt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of convoke; summoned or called together for a meeting or assembly.

Etymology

The simple past tense and past participle form of the verb convoke, formed by adding the regular -ed ending to the verb stem.

Kelly Says

When the queen 'convoked' Parliament in historical texts, you're reading about a specific moment when an official command went out to gather powerful people together—it's the linguistic snapshot of political authority being exercised.

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