Etymology

precentrix

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Today it means: A female precentor. Full definition →

Latin praecentrīx
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frompraecentrīx
  2. English todayprecentrix

Learned borrowing from Latin praecentrīx. By surface analysis, precentor + -trix.

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