Precentor

PRECENTOR (Greek, Protopsaltes and Canonarcha; French, Grand Chantre; Spanish, Chantre, Caput scholae or Capiscol; German, Primicier; at Cologne, Chorepiscopus). The director of the choir in a cathedral, collegiate, or monastic church. In the English cathedrals of the old foundation, as well as in the cathedrals of France, Spain, and Germany, the Precentor was always a dignitary, and ranked next to the Dean, although in a few instances the Archdeacons preceded him. At Exeter the Precentor installed...