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precentor

pre·cen·tor [ prə séntər ] (plural pre·cen·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. leader of church singing: a leader of the congregation or choir in a church

2. christianity leader of cathedral music: a member of the clergy of a cathedral who is in charge of the music in the cathedral

[Early 17th century. < Latin praecentor< praecinere, literally "sing before" < canere "sing"]

pre·cen·tor·ship noun
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