succent, v.
(səkˈsɛnt)
[f. L. succent-, pa. ppl. stem of succinĕre (see next).]
To sing the second part of a verse, etc. (trans. and intr.).
| 1880 Smith & Cheetham Dict. Chr. Antiq. II. 1745/1 One voice sang the first part of a verse..and the rest of the congregation all together succented it, that is, sang the close of it. Ibid. 1942/1 The passages already quoted point to this officer's duty of ‘succenting’ in the service of the church. 1904 J. Campbell Ch. & Par. Kirkcaldy i. 18 Every psalm was sung in a different manner; one would be sung as a solo..another by a leader ‘incepting’ the verse, while the congregation ‘succented’ the second halves of the verses. |