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prɪˈsɛntə/
n.
- a person who leads a congregation in its singing or (in a synagogue) prayers.
- a canon responsible for choral services in a cathedral.
Derivative
- precent v.
- precentorship n.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. précenteur or L. praecentor, from praecent-, praecinere ‘sing before’.
