succentor

[ suhk-sen-ter ]

nounEcclesiastical.
  1. a precentor's deputy.

Origin of succentor

1
1600–10; <Late Latin, equivalent to Latin suc-suc- + -cen-, combining form of canere to sing + -tor-tor

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British Dictionary definitions for succentor

succentor

/ (səkˈsɛntə) /


noun
  1. the deputy of the precentor of a cathedral that has retained its statutes from pre-Reformation days

Origin of succentor

1
C17: from Late Latin: one who accompanies singing, from succinere to accompany, from Latin canere to sing

Derived forms of succentor

  • succentorship, noun

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