Lecture

(lēkt'yur, 53), n. [L. Lat. lectura, from legere, lectum, to read; Fr. lecture, Sp. lectura, It. lettura.] 1. A reading; the act or practice of reading; as, in the lecture of Holy Scripture. [Obs.] Browne. 2. A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; as, a lecture on morals, philosophy, rhetoric, or theology; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon. 3. A magisterial reprimand; a formal reproof. 4. (Eng. Universities.) A rehearsal of a lesson.

(lĕkt'yur), v. t. [imp. & p. p. LECTURED; p. pr. & vb. n. LECTURING.] 1. To instruct by discourses. 2. To instruct authoritatively; to reprove; — with for; as, to lecture one for his faults.

(lĕkt'yur), v. i. 1. To read or deliver a formal discourse. 2. To practice reading lectures for instruction; as, the professor lectures on geometry, or on chemistry.