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evocatio

ēvŏcātĭo, ōnis, f. [evoco], a calling out, calling forth (very rare).
  • I In gen.: inferorum, an evoking, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 6: deorum ex urbibus obsessis, Macr. S. 3, 9. —
  • II In partic.
    • A A summoning of a debtor, Auct. B. Alex. 56 fin.—
    • B A calling out, summoning of soldiers on an occasion of sudden danger, Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: militiae, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 2, 7; cf. Don. Ter. Eun. 772; Serv. Verg. A. 7, 614.

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