— 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 ]