English-Thai Dictionary
precentor
N ต้นเสียง ผู้ ร้อง นำ singer ton-siang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRECENTOR
n.[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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRECENTOR
Pre *cen "tor, n. Etym: [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See Chant. ]
Defn: 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.
PRECENTORSHIP
PRECENTORSHIP Pre *cen "tor *ship, n.
Defn: The office of a precentor.
New American Oxford Dictionary
precentor
pre cen tor |priˈsentər prəˈsɛntər | ▶noun a person who leads a congregation in its singing or (in a synagogue ) prayers. DERIVATIVES pre cent verb, pre cen tor ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French précenteur or Latin praecentor, from praecent- ‘sung before, ’ from the verb praecinere, from prae ‘before ’ + canere ‘sing. ’
Oxford Dictionary
precentor
precentor |prɪˈsɛntə | ▶noun a person who leads a congregation in its singing or (in a synagogue ) prayers. • a minor canon who administers the musical life of a cathedral. DERIVATIVES precent verb, precentorship noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French précenteur or Latin praecentor, from praecent- ‘sung before ’, from the verb praecinere, from prae ‘before ’ + canere ‘sing ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
precentor
pre cen tor /prɪséntə r /名詞 C (教会聖歌隊の )先唱者 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary