Instruction \In*struc"tion\, n. [L. instructio: cf. F. instruction.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)