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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†LESSON, n. Sc. usage, obs. earlier in Eng.: a lecture, prelection, a disquisition, specif. one prescribed for a qualifying examination for the bar. See Scott's note C to Redgauntlet, “The Cramp Speech”.Sc. 1700 Foulis Acct. Bk. (S.H.S.) 271:
To my sone william when he said his lesson to be advocat.