lector
[lek-ter]
noun
a lecturer in a college or university.
Roman Catholic Church.
- a member of the next to lowest-ranking of the minor orders.
- the order itself.Compare acolyte(def 2), exorcist(def 2), ostiary(def 1).
Origin of lector
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lector
noun
Word Origin for lector
C15: from Latin, from legere to read
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