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1576 E. Dering XXVII Lect. Epist. Hebrues xxiii. sig. C.c.ii Their second officer is a lesson reader: & he must reade, or sing the lessons, and hallowe breade.

1657 C. Hoole tr. M. Cordier School-colloquies i. 78 Is it almost lesson time then?

a1784 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherd in Sc. Wks. (1938) 182 In his ae hand he held his lesson book, His ither held a trigg, well-whittl'd crook.

1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man I. viii. 327 I had seen much sword play by this time in the way of amusement, or lesson-taking.

1847 T. Medwin Life Shelley II. 59 Receiving..part of the lesson money.

1863 W. G. Blaikie Better Days for Working People (1864) i. 25 Superior lesson-books.

1890 ‘L. Falconer’ Mademoiselle Ixe i. 24 Her lesson-hour was not till the afternoon.

1951 Elem. School Jrnl. Jan. 281/1 Each lesson presents the lesson objective, a description of the sound for the pupil and teacher,..and a poem for choral reading.

2010 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 10 Sept. Only 7 per cent of 12 to 14-year-olds' lesson time in England's schools is allocated to languages.

2016 Church Times 11 Nov. 14/3 I went on to become a teacher, while remaining fully involved in church life as a choir member, youth group leader, lesson-reader, and chalice assistant.