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succentor
CIDE DICTIONARY
succentor, n. [LL., an accompanier in singing, fr. succinere to sing, to accompany; sub under, after + canere to sing.].
A subchanter. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
succentor, n. Eccl. a precentor's deputy in some cathedrals.
Derivative
succentorship n.
Etymology
LL f. L succinere (as SUB-, canere sing)
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