Late 15th century. From classical Latin perlectiōn-, perlectiō (also pellectiō) action of reading through a text from perlēct-, past participial stem of perlegere to read through + -iō.
Definition of perlection in US English:
perlection
nounpəˈlɛkʃn
rare
The action of reading through a text; a reading.
Origin
Late 15th century. From classical Latin perlectiōn-, perlectiō (also pellectiō) action of reading through a text from perlēct-, past participial stem of perlegere to read through + -iō.