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precentor

Pronunciation: /prɪˈsɛntə/

Definition of precentor

noun

a person who leads a congregation in its singing or (in a synagogue) prayers.
a minor canon who administers the musical life of a cathedral.

Derivatives

precent
precentorship

Origin:

early 17th century: from French précenteur or Latin praecentor, from praecent- 'sung before', from the verb praecinere, from prae 'before' + canere 'sing'