the deputy of the precentor of a cathedral that has retained its statutes from pre-Reformation days
Derived forms
succentorship (sucˈcentorship)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin: one who accompanies singing, from succinere to accompany, from Latin canere to sing
succentor in American English
(səkˈsentər)
noun
Ecclesiast
a precentor's deputy
Word origin
[1600–10; ‹ LL, equiv. to L suc-suc- + -cen-, comb. form of canere to sing + -tor-tor]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpine, cadet, dolly, progressive, umbrella-tor is a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbsand, less commonly, from nouns. Other words that use the affix -tor include: dictator, genitor, janitor, orator, victor