The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subchanter
Subchanter \Sub*chant"er\, n. (Eccl.) An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a succentor.
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subchanter
n. An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a succentor.
Usage examples of "subchanter".
Thrale, an assertion which Johnson was strenuously about to dispute when he was approached by the Subchanter of the Cathedral, a sober gentleman who miraculously made no reference to a schoolyard encounter and merely evinced a knowledge of his reputation.