Observe a bevy of them…joining in tiny chorus to the directing melody of an elder precentor (Cowden Clarke).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|cen|tor|ship — «prih SEHN tuhr shihp», noun. the office position, or function of a precentor … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
cen — cen·tri·cae; cen·tri·cal; cen·tric·i·ty; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; cen·trif·u·ga·tion; cen·trif·u·gence; cen·tring; cen·tri·ole; cen·trip·e·tal; cen·trip·e·tal·ism; cen·trip·e·tal·ly; cen·tris·ci·dae;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
precentor — pre·cen·tor … English syllables
precentor — pre|cen|tor Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
precentorship — pre·cen·tor·ship … English syllables
precentor — pre•cen•tor [[t]prɪˈsɛn tər[/t]] n. rel a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing • Etymology: 1605–15; < LL praecentor leader in music, der. of L praecen , var. s. of praecinere to lead in singing … From formal English to slang
chanter — Precentor Pre*cen tor, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.] A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically: (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; called also the {chanter} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Precentor — Pre*cen tor, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.] 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
