(in the Christian Church) to lead the congregation's singing (of)
precent in American English
(prɪˈsent)
transitive verb
1.
to lead as a precentor in singing
intransitive verb
2.
to act as a precentor
Word origin
[1725–35; back formation from precentor]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hairline, pantheism, postmortem, snowflake, vampire