LECTORATE
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lector (ˈlɛktɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a lecturer or reader in certain universities |
| 2. | RC Church |
| a. a person appointed to read lessons at certain services | |
| b. (in convents or monastic establishments) a member of the community appointed to read aloud during meals | |
| [C15: from Latin, from legere to read] | |
| lectorate | |
| —n | |
| 'lectorship | |
| —n | |
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| lector (ˈlɛktɔː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a lecturer or reader in certain universities |
| 2. | RC Church |
| a. a person appointed to read lessons at certain services | |
| b. (in convents or monastic establishments) a member of the community appointed to read aloud during meals | |
| [C15: from Latin, from legere to read] | |
| lectorate | |
| —n | |
| 'lectorship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lector
late 15c., from L. lector "reader," agent noun from legere "to read" (see lecture).
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