Summoneas
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Summons, which see.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Lat. In old practice, A writ of summons; a writ by which a party was summoned to appear in court
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I.
In old English law. Summon you; a writ of summons; a writ by which a party was summoned to appear in court you to warranty; a writ issued to summon a person vouched to warranty.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. A writ of summons; a general name for writs commanding a party's appearance in court; a writ judicial, by which all personal actions are in modem times commenced. Summoneas ad auziliandum: a writ of summons on an aid-prayer. Summoneas ad 'warrantizandum: a writ of summons to a person who had been vouched to warranty.