And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a
council in the blest abodes. --Pope.
2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.
By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be
convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge.
--Ayliffe.
In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and
convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
--Sir I.
Newton.
2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose;
to meet; to assemble. --Locke.
The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R.
Baker.
Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
--Thomson.
Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to
unite.