CHORAGUS


Meaning of CHORAGUS in English

— choragic /keuh raj"ik, -ray"jik/ , adj.

/keuh ray"geuhs, koh-, kaw-/ , n. , pl. choragi /-juy/ , choraguses .

1. (in ancient Greece)

a. the leader of a dramatic chorus.

b. a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.

2. any conductor of an entertainment or festival.

Also, choregus .

[ 1620-30; choragós, dial. var. of CHOREGÓS, equiv. to chor ( ós ) CHORUS + -egos, comb. form of ágein to lead ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .