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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • sucˈcentorship, noun
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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
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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.

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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.

In 1642 he was made succentor of Salisbury cathedral, and in 1643 he was chosen junior proctor of the university.

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

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