succentor

[ suhk-sen-ter ]

/ səkˈsɛn tər /

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noun Ecclesiastical.

a precentor's deputy.

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Origin of succentor

1600–10; <Late Latin, equivalent to Latin suc-suc- + -cen-, combining form of canere to sing + -tor-tor

Words nearby succentor

succedaneum, succedent, succedent house, succeed, succeeding, succentor, succès de scandale, succès d'estime, succès fou, success, successful

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How to use succentor in a sentence

Succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The care of the presses is to be entrusted to the Precentor and his subordinate, called the Succentor.
The Care of Books|John Willis Clark
In 1642 he was made succentor of Salisbury cathedral, and in 1643 he was chosen junior proctor of the university.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
The succentor, or sub-cantor, was the cantors assistant in everything.
English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet

He was assisted by a Succentor, who sat on the left side of the choir, and led that half of the choir in service.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts

British Dictionary definitions for succentor

succentor

/ (səkˈsɛntə) /

noun

the deputy of the precentor of a cathedral that has retained its statutes from pre-Reformation days

Derived forms of succentor

succentorship, noun

Word Origin for succentor

C17: from Late Latin: one who accompanies singing, from succinere to accompany, from Latin canere to sing

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