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convocator|ˈkɒnvəʊkeɪtə(r)|
[a. L. convocātor (in Du Cange), agent-n. f. convocāre (see above).]
1. One who convokes an assembly.
1823J. D. Hunter Captiv. N. Amer. 312 The convocation of their meetings..is rather capricious..Any individual may notify one, but..it will be attended..according to the respect entertained for the convocator.
†2. spec. A member of the convocation of tinners in Cornwall: also called stannator. Obs.
1602Carew Cornwall (1811) 393 Persuant to the returns, the Convocators all met. 1739Jonkin Note Ibid. i. (1811) 60 A list of the convocators and assistants, and a complete journal of the last convocation under Queen Anne. 1750R. Pococke Trav. 135 The Stannary Courts and the Convocation..each [town] sending six convocators. 1778[see convocation 5]. |