a. [f. on L. type *cantōri-us, or f. CANTOR + -AL.] Pertaining to a cantor or precentor; applied to that side (the north side) of the choir of a cathedral or church on which the precentor sits.
1792. Chron., in Ann. Reg., 67/1. The pall bearers and executors in the seats on the decanal side, the other noble gentlemen and gentlemen on the cantorial side.
