cantoris

[ kan-tawr-is, -tohr- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church ( decani ).

cantoris

/ kænˈtɔːrɪs /

adjective

1. See decani
   (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir Compare decani

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantoris¹

1635–45; < Latin, genitive of cantor cantor

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantoris¹

Latin: genitive of cantor precentor

Example Sentences

The north side is in consequence the Decani side, and the Cantoris side is on the south.

From Project Gutenberg

On the cantoris side the worn-out alto held an animated conversation with the cracked tenor.

From Project Gutenberg