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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OE.

somner

sompnour

, OF.

semoneor

, F.

semonneur

. See

Verb.

]

One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.

Noun.

One who summons or cites by authority. In England, the sheriff's messenger, employed to warn persons to appear in court.