cantus


cantus

(ˈkæntəs) n, pl -tus1. (Classical Music) a medieval form of church singing; chant2. (Classical Music) Also called: canto the highest part in a piece of choral music3. (Classical Music) (in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of choral music, usually secular, in polyphonic style[Latin: song, from canere to sing]