Definition of Convacation
Convocation, an assemblage of the English clergy, with little or no
legislative power, summoned and prorogued by an archbishop under
authority of the Crown; one under the Archbishop of Canterbury, held at
Canterbury, and one under the Archbishop of York, held at York,
consisting each of two bodies, an Upper of bishops, and an Under of
lesser dignitaries and inferior clergy, in separate chambers, though they
originally met in one.
- Wikipedia
Con`vo*ca"tion (?), n. [L.
convocatio: cf. F. convocation. See
Convoke.] 1. The act of calling or
assembling by summons.
2. An assembly or meeting.
In the first day there shall be a holy
convocation.
Ex. xii. 16.
3. (Ch. of Eng.) An assembly of
the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on
ecclesiastical affairs.
&fist; In England, the provinces of Canterbury and York have
each their convocation, but no session for business were allowed
from 1717 to 1861. The Convocation of Canterbury consists
of two houses. In the Convocation of York the business has
been generally conducted in one assembly.
4. (Oxf. University) An academical
assembly, in which the business of the university is
transacted.
Syn. -- meeting; assembly; congregation; congress;
diet; convention; synod; council.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of calling or assembling by summons.
- An assembly or meeting.
- An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
- An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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