Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†LECTOR, n. A pupil learning to read [English].Sc. 1714 Trans. Hawick Archaeol. Soc. (1927) 44:
Those who learned humanity, and also the lectors, were all taught under one roof by the then incumbent … those who learned humanity, and others who were lectors.
