Man`u·duc'tor noun [ Latin manus the hand + ductor a leader, ducere to lead: confer French manuducteur .] (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. Moo... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/21
A manuductor was 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. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VM.HTM