CANTORIS

Can *to "ris, a. Etym: [L., lit. , of the cantor, gen. of cantor. ]

cantoris

cantoris |kanˈtɔːrɪs | ▶noun the section of a church or cathedral choir conventionally placed on the north side and taking the second or lower part in antiphonal singing. The opposite of decani. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘of the cantor ’ (see cantor ).

cantoris

cantoris |kanˈtɔːrɪs | ▶noun the section of a church or cathedral choir conventionally placed on the north side and taking the second or lower part in antiphonal singing. The opposite of decani. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘of the cantor ’ (see cantor ).