"precentor" meaning in All languages combined

See precentor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/, /priˈsɛn.təɹ/ Forms: precentors [plural], præcentor [alternative], precentour [alternative]
enPR: pr(ë)-sĕn′tər Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) Etymology: From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“to sing before”) + -or (“agent suffix”), from prae- + canĕre (“to sing”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|précenteur}} French précenteur, {{der|en|la|praecentor}} Latin praecentor, {{suf|en|-or|t1=agent suffix}} -or (“agent suffix”), {{pre|la|prae-|canĕre|t2=to sing}} prae- + canĕre (“to sing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} precentor (plural precentors)
  1. The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship. Derived forms: precentorial, precentorship, precentress Related terms: succentor

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