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Definition of precentorship - 1 dictionary result

pre⋅cen⋅tor

  [pri-sen-ter]
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–noun
a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL praecentor leader in music, equiv. to L praecen-, var. s. of praecinere to lead in singing (prae- pre- + -cinere, comb. form of canere to sing; see canto ) + -tor -tor

Related forms:
pre⋅cen⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [pree-sen-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
pre⋅cen⋅tor⋅ship, noun
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