PRAELECTOR


Meaning of PRAELECTOR in English

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

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