— precentorial /pree'sen tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , adj. — precentorship , n.
/pri sen"teuhr/ , n.
a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing.
[ 1605-15; praecentor leader in music, equiv. to L praecen-, var. s. of praecinere to lead in singing ( prae- PRE- + -cinere, comb. form of canere to sing; see CANTO) + -tor -TOR ]