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precentor

precentor \pri-'sent-*r\ \.pre--.sen-'to-r-e--*l, -'to.r-\ 
   \pri-'sent-*r-.ship\ n [LL praecentor, fr. L praecentus, pp. of praecinere 
   to sing b]efore, fr. prae- + canere to sing - more at CHANT : a leader of 
   the singing of a choir or congregation  - pre.cen.to.ri.al aj