The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend
A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
Allurement; enticement.
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.