I. ˈle-s ə n noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French leçon, from Late Latin lection-, lectio, from Latin, act of reading, from legere to read — more at legend
Date: 13th century
1. : a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship
2.
a. : a piece of instruction
b. : a reading or exercise to be studied by a pupil
c. : a division of a course of instruction
3.
a. : something learned by study or experience
his years of travel had taught him valuable lesson s
b. : an instructive example
the lesson s of history
c. : reprimand
II. transitive verb
( les·soned ; les·son·ing ˈle-sə-niŋ, ˈles-niŋ)
Date: 1555
1. : to give a lesson to : instruct
2. : lecture , rebuke