praelect

[ pri-lekt ]
/ prɪˈlɛkt /

verb (used without object)

prelect.

Words nearby praelect

prae-, praecipe, praecipitatio, praedial, praefect, praelect, praemunire, praeneste, praenestine, praenomen, praepostor

Definition for praelect (2 of 2)

prelect

or prae·lect

[ pri-lekt ]
/ prɪˈlɛkt /

verb (used without object)

to lecture or discourse publicly.

Origin of prelect

1610–20; < Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegere to lecture, equivalent to prae- pre- + legere to read aloud; see lection

OTHER WORDS FROM prelect

pre·lec·tion [pri-lek-shuh n] /prɪˈlɛk ʃən/, noun pre·lec·tor, noun

British Dictionary definitions for praelect

prelect
/ (prɪˈlɛkt) /

verb

(intr) rare to lecture or discourse in public

Derived forms of prelect

prelection, noun prelector, noun

Word Origin for prelect

C17: from Late Latin praelegere to instruct by reading, lecture, from prae in front of, in public + legere to read, choose