decani

American  

[dih-key-nahy] / dɪˈkeɪ naɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).

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decani British  

/ dɪˈkeɪnaɪ /

adjective

1. music to be sung by the decanal side of a choir Compare cantoris

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Etymology

Origin of decani

1750–60; < Medieval Latin decānī of the dean (genitive of decānus ); see dean

Example Sentences

At the rehearsal in the parochial room Dr. Creser sits at the grand piano with the boys in their cantoris and decani places on each side of him just as in church.

From The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. by Curwen, John Spencer

Li. iij.s. iiij.d. totalitur de sumptibus et expensis predicti decani.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.

On the decani side Patrick Ovens, a red-haired little treble, was kept awake by the necessity for altering Magnificat into Magnified Cat in his copy of Aldrich in G. The lesson was a long one.

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade

The decani and saltarii were subordinates of the centenarii and sculdahis.

From The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century An Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development Of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes. by Williams, William Klapp

The nave of this Church of S. Michael accommodates thirty horses, and the north aisle thirteen; the south is considered more select, and is boarded off for the decani, in the shape of officers' chargers.

From Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland by Browne, G. F. (George Forrest)