Convocatum

Convocatum is a Latin term formed from the verb convocare, meaning to call together or summon. It is the neuter singular form of the perfect passive participle of convocare and can mean “having been summoned” or “the thing that has been summoned.”

As an adjective, convocatum agrees with neuter nouns in gender and number. In practice, it often appears with neuter nouns to describe something that has been summoned or convened, for example in legal, religious, or administrative Latin texts. In many contexts, however, the standard noun for the act is convocatio, and convocatus (masc.), convocata (fem.), or convocatum (neut.) are used for the person or thing that has been summoned.

Usage notes: Latin commonly prefers the noun form convocatio for the act of summoning and convocatus, convocata, convocatum to denote the summoned person or thing. The form convocatum alone is more limited and tends to occur in phrases that treat the participant or object as a “thing that has been summoned” rather than as the act itself.

Relation to other terms: The English word convocation derives from Latin convocatio, not directly from convocatum. Other related forms include convocare (to summon) and convocatus (summoned).

See also: convocatio; convocatus; convocation; convocare.