succentor

[suhk-sen-ter]

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a precentor's deputy.

succentor

/ səkˈsɛntə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• succentorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of succentor¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of succentor¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

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