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单词 precentory
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precentoryn.

Brit. /prᵻˈsɛnt(ə)ri/, /priːˈsɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /priˈsɛntəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precentor n., -y suffix3.
Etymology: < precentor n. + -y suffix3; compare -ory suffix1. Compare post-classical Latin praecentoria office of precentor (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources). Compare earlier deanery n. 3.
The residence of the precentor in a cathedral.
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1868 Times 23 June 10/6 Yours faithfully, Edmund Venables. The Precentory, Lincoln, June 20.
1906 E. M. Sympson Hist. & Topogr. Lincoln 310 Beneath the Precentory..still exists the Roman hypocaust.
1995 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 23 July 37 After evensong, she went to see Canon Andrew Stokes in the cluttered study of his home, the Precentory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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