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SUCCENTOR

\səksˈɛntɔː], \səksˈɛntɔː], \s_ə_k_s_ˈɛ_n_t_ɔː]\

Definitions of SUCCENTOR

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A subchanter.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who sings the bass in a choir.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

suk-sen'tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir. [L. succin[)e]re--sub, under, can[)e]re, to sing.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Leading bass in choir; precentor\'s deputy. [late Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[L.] In a cathedral, deputy of precentor ; originally the leader of the singing on the opposite side to the P.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. [Latin] A subordinate to the precentor ;-bass singer in a choir.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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