Readers
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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 chapela of the several inns of court are also so termed. Brown.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
1. In the Middle Temple those persons are called readers who are appointed to deliver lectures or readings at certain periods during the term. 2. The clerks in holy orders who read prayers and assist in the performance of divine service in the chapels of the several inns of coin*t are also so termed. Mozky & W.