succentor

American  

[suhk-sen-ter] / səkˈsɛn tər /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a precentor's deputy.

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succentor British  

/ səkˈsɛntə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• succentorship noun

Etymology

Origin of succentor

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

Example Sentences

The Choir and Succentor leave the Quire by way of the Organ Screen.

From BBC

At 15:45, all stand as the Director of Music, the Choir of St George's Chapel and the Succentor move from the North Quire Aisle to their places in the Quire.

From BBC

Succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1642 he was made succentor of Salisbury cathedral, and in 1643 he was chosen junior proctor of the university.

From Project Gutenberg

Lichfield Cathedral.—Day school taught by a deputy lay clerk, the succentor taking Latin, English, and Divinity.

From Project Gutenberg