CANTOR


Meaning of CANTOR in English

n.

In Judaism and Christianity, an official in charge of music or chants.

In Judaism the 1E25; azzan (cantor) leads liturgical prayer and chanting. In medieval Christianity the cantor had charge of a cathedral's music

specifically, of supervising the choir's singing. The term also designated the head of a college of church music.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.