precentor
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views updated May 11 2018precentor XVII. — F.
précenteur or L.
præcentor, f.
præcent-, pp. stem of L.
præcinere, f.
præ +
canere sing; see
PRE-,
CHANT.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Precentor
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views updated Jun 27 2018Precentor. The cleric responsible for the direction of the choral services of a
cathedral or chapel.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER
Precentor
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views updated May 29 2018Precentor (Lat.). First singer. Ecclesiastical official, in charge of vocal mus. in Anglican caths.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE