\Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.
See {lesson}, {Legend}.]
1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in
   divine service.
2. A reading; a variation in the text.
         We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the
         new lections into the text.           --De Quincey.