The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Summaries. [F. sommaire, or L.
   summarium. See Summary, a.]
   A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an
   abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or
   substance of a fuller account.
   [1913 Webster]