succentor
a precentor's deputy.
Origin of succentor
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How to use succentor in a sentence
succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir.
The care of the presses is to be entrusted to the Precentor and his subordinate, called the succentor.
The Care of Books | John Willis ClarkIn 1642 he was made succentor of Salisbury cathedral, and in 1643 he was chosen junior proctor of the university.
The succentor, or sub-cantor, was the cantors assistant in everything.
English Monastic Life | Abbot GasquetHe 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
/ (səkˈsɛntə) /
the deputy of the precentor of a cathedral that has retained its statutes from pre-Reformation days
Origin of succentor
1Derived forms of succentor
- succentorship, noun
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