verb
- past tense and past participle of praelect; to read or lecture in public, especially in a university setting.
Usage: archaic; academic; chiefly historical
Examples
- The professor praelected on classical philosophy to an assembled audience of scholars.
- He praelected the ancient texts in Latin to his students.
- The university records show that he praelected regularly during his tenure.
- Medieval scholars praelected from manuscripts in cathedral schools.