Bible Dictionaries
Summon

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; - often with up.

(2):

(v. t.) To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

(3):

(v. t.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Summon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/summon.html. 1828.