n. 1 a person who leads the singing or (in a synagogue) the prayers of a congregation. 2 a minor canon who administers the musical life of a cathedral. precentorship n.
[ F précenteur or L praecentor f. praecinere (as PRAE-, canere sing) ]
PRECENTOR
Meaning of PRECENTOR in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012