First Known Use: 14th century
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lector
noun lec·tor \ˈlek-tər, -ˌtȯr\
Definition of LECTOR
: a person who assists at a worship service chiefly by reading the lection
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Origin of LECTOR
Middle English, from Late Latin, reader of the lessons in a church service, from Latin, reader, from legere
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