SUCCENTOR

Etymology

Noun

succentor (plural succentors)

A person who sings the responses to a precentor in a cathedral.

Source: Wiktionary


Suc"cen*tor, n. Etym: [LL., an accompanier in singing, fr. succinere to sing, to accompany; sub under, after + canere to sing.] (Eccl.)

Definition: A subchanter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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