See Also: lection(medicine)
lection(dictionary)

lection (iou)



lection noun. ME.
[Latin lectio(n-), from lect- pa. ppl stem of legere read: see -ION. Cf. Old French lection.]
= ELECTION. ME-M16.
a. A particular way of reading or interpreting a passage. M16-E18.
b. Textual Criticism. A reading found in a particular copy or edition of a text. M17.
An extract from a sacred book, appointed to be read at religious services; a lesson. E17.