precentorship

9.9

A church job that leads singing and organises the choir

noun
/prɪˈsɛntərʃɪp/

: precentoría

She was appointed to the precentorship after many years of service.

Examples

The responsibilities of the precentorship include organizing choirs and leading hymnals.
He relinquished the precentorship when he retired from active church duties.
After years of dedicated service, she was finally appointed to the precentorship at the cathedral.
The precentorship at St. Paul's Cathedral is highly respected.
The responsibilities of the precentorship include organizing choirs and leading hymnals.
He relinquished the precentorship when he retired from active church duties.
After years of dedicated service, she was finally appointed to the precentorship at the cathedral.

Surface Forms

precentorship singular

precentorships plural

Morphology

precentorship = precentor (transparent) = precentor + ship

If the learner knows 'precentor', the suffix '-ship' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the office, position, or status of being a precentor.

Etymology

The word precentorship comes from precentor, which combines pre- 'before' and cantare 'to sing' and is the same idea behind words like cantor and chant. So a precentorship is the office or role of the person who leads the singing in a church.