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precentor

pre·cen·tor

UK/prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/ US/priˈsɛn.təɹ/ uncommon

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Origin

From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“to sing before”) + -or (“agent suffix”), from prae- + canĕre (“to sing”).

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