precentor

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Etymology

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From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“I sing before”).

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Noun

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precentor (plural precentors)

  1. The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
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