1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge;
information.
2. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the
intelligence or information imparted; as: (a) Precept; information;
teachings. (b) Direction; order; command. "If my instructions may be
your guide." Shak.
Syn. -- Education; teaching; indoctrination; information; advice;
counsel. See Education.
In*struc"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or promoting, instruction;
educational.
In*struct"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. instructif.] Conveying knowledge; serving
to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive
lessons. Addison.
In various talk the instructive hours they past.
Pope.
-- In*struct"ive*ly, adv. -- In*struct"ive*ness, n.
The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture.
Boyle.
In*struct"or (?), n. [L., a preparer: cf. F. instructeur.] [Written
also instructer.] One who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to
another; a teacher.
In*struct"ress (?), n. A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a
governess. Johnson.