The action of coming together, uniting or combining; the result of this; union, accumulation. (In early instances also with ge-.)

The action of collecting or gathering together; e.g. in Post Office use, the gathering of letters from receiving-houses, and pillar-boxes, into the…

Scottish ? Drawing together, gathering. Obsolete. rare.

The action of bringing together; collection; addition, adding up. Obsolete. (Cf. confer, v. 1.)

The action of bringing together or collecting; concrete a collection.

A bringing or coming together; a meeting or gathering; the state of being gathered or collected.