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Definition of: precentor
(pri·sen′tər) noun
The leader of the musical part of a church service. [<LL praecentor <L praecinere sing before <prae- before + canere sing]
—pre·cen·to·ri·al (prē′sen·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
—pre·cen′tor·ship noun
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