precentor
precentor · precentors
The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue…The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
/prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 sensesThe person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
More definitions
- the musical director of a choir
Origin
From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecFrom French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“to sing before”) + -or (“agent suffix”), from prae- + canĕre (“to sing”).
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Forms
plural: precentorsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the musical director of a choir:choirmastercantor