Noah Webster
Precentor
PRECEN'TOR, noun [Low Latin proecentor; Latin proe, before, and canto, to sing.] The leader of the choir in a cathedral; called also the chanter or master of the choir.
PRECEN'TOR, noun [Low Latin proecentor; Latin proe, before, and canto, to sing.] The leader of the choir in a cathedral; called also the chanter or master of the choir.