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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
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
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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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