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succentor
[ suhk-sen-ter ]
noun
, Ecclesiastical.
- a precentor's deputy.
succentor
/ səkˈsɛntə /
noun
- the deputy of the precentor of a cathedral that has retained its statutes from pre-Reformation days
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Derived Forms
- sucˈcentorship, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succentor1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succentor1
C17: from Late Latin: one who accompanies singing, from succinere to accompany, from Latin canere to sing
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Example Sentences
Succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir.
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The care of the presses is to be entrusted to the Precentor and his subordinate, called the Succentor.
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In 1642 he was made succentor of Salisbury cathedral, and in 1643 he was chosen junior proctor of the university.
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The succentor, or sub-cantor, was the cantors assistant in everything.
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He was assisted by a Succentor, who sat on the left side of the choir, and led that half of the choir in service.
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