'Precentor' definitions:
Definition of 'precentor'
(from WordNet)
noun
The musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor]
Definition of 'Precentor'
From: GCIDE
- 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 choir. --Hook. (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches. [1913 Webster]