LECTURE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, act of reading, from Late Latin lectura, from Latin lectus, past participle of legere Date: 15th century a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction, a formal reproof, ~ship noun II. verb (~d; lecturing) Date: circa 1590 intransitive verb to deliver a ~ or a course of ~s, transitive verb to deliver a ~ to, to reprove formally, ~r noun