noun
also pre·lec·tor prēˈlektə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin praelector one that reads aloud and expounds upon an author, from Latin praelectus (past participle of praelegere to read aloud and expound) + -or — more at prelect
1. : a reader, lecturer, or professor in a college or university
2. : a college officer (as in Cambridge University) in charge of presenting members of the college to the university for matriculation and graduation