— chantership , n.
/chan"teuhr, chahn"-/ , n.
1. a person who chants; singer.
2. a chorister; precentor.
3. the chief singer or priest of a chantry.
4. the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.
[ 1250-1300; CHANT + -ER 1 ; r. ME chantour chanteor cantator-, equiv. to canta ( re ) to sing (see CHANT) + -tor -TOR ]