lectio

lēctiō ōnis, f

1 LEG-, a picking out, selecting : iudicum: Semproni (as princeps senatūs), L.— A reading, perusal, reading out, reading aloud : librorum: sine ullā delectatione.—In the phrase, lectio senatūs, a revision of the roll of senators (by the censor): invidiosa senatūs lectio, L.: lectionem senatūs tenere, delay , L.