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succentor
[ suhk-sen-ter ]
/ səkˈsɛn tər /
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noun Ecclesiastical.
a precentor's deputy.
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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, nounWord Origin for succentor
C17: from Late Latin: one who accompanies singing, from succinere to accompany, from Latin canere to sing
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