READERS
\ɹˈiːdəz], \ɹˈiːdəz], \ɹ_ˈiː_d_ə_z]\
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In the middle temple, those persons were so called who were appointed to deliver lectures or "readings" at certain periods during term. The clerks in holy orders who read prayers and assist in the performance of divine service in the chapels of the several inns of court are also so termed. Brown.
By Henry Campbell Black
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