Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-CEN'TOR
PRE-CEN'TOR, n. [Low L. præcentor; Fr. precenteur; It. precentore; L. præ, before, and canto, to sing.]
The leader of the choir in a cathedral; called also the chanter or master of the choir. – Encyc.
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