"subchanter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subchanters [plural]
Etymology: sub- + chanter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|chanter}} sub- + chanter Head templates: {{en-noun}} subchanter (plural subchanters)
  1. An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a succentor.
    Sense id: en-subchanter-en-noun-6tewyPrU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

Inflected forms

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