prelect
verb
pre·lect pri-ˈlekt 
prelected; prelecting; prelects
intransitive verb
: to discourse publicly : lecture
prelection
pri-ˈlek-shən
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegere, from prae- + legere to read — more at legend
First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above