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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

praecentor

, fr.

praecinere

to sing before;

prae

before +

canere

to sing. See

A leader of a choir; a directing singer.

Specifically:

(a)

The leader of the choir in a cathedral; – called also the

chanter

or master of the choir.

Hook.

(b)

The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches.

Noun.

[Low L. proecentor; L. proe, before, and canto, to sing.] The leader of the choir in a cathedral; called also the chanter or master of the choir.