prelect

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to
   read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.]
   To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. i.
   To discourse publicly; to lecture.
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         Spitting . . . was publicly prelected upon. --De.
                                                  Quincey.
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         To prelect upon the military art.        --Bp. Horsley.
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