The section of a church or cathedral choir conventionally placed on the south side and taking the first or higher part in antiphonal singing.
(教堂的)唱诗班南侧。CANTORIS 的反义词
The opposite of cantoris
Example sentencesExamples
The cathedral precentor sits opposite the dean - whence the name for the two sides of the choir: decani and cantoris (‘of the singer’, i.e. the precentor).
The post-Reformation choir was usually split into two antiphonal groups: cantoris on the precentor's side and decani opposite on the dean's side.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'of the dean' (see dean1).