[ prɪ'sɛntə ]
■ noun
1》 a person who leads a congregation in its singing or (in a synagogue) prayers.
2》 a canon responsible for choral services in a cathedral.
Derivatives
precent verb
~ship noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. précenteur or L. praecentor , from praecent- , praecinere 'sing before'.