manductor Meaning, Definition & Usage

Man`duc"tor noun
Etymology
L. manus the hand + ductor a leader, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuducteur.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)

Webster 1913