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choregus

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cho⋅re⋅gus

  [kuh-ree-guhs, kaw-, koh-]
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–noun, plural -gi  [-jahy] , -gus⋅es.
choragus.

cho⋅ra⋅gus

  [kuh-rey-guhs, koh-, kaw-]
–noun, plural -gi  [-jahy] , -gus⋅es.
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.

Origin:
1620–30; < L < Gk chorāgós, dial. var. of chorēgós, equiv. to chor(ós) chorus + -ēgos, comb. form of ágein to lead

Related forms:
cho⋅rag⋅ic  [kuh-raj-ik, -rey-jik] , adjective
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cho·ra·gus   (kə-rā'gəs)   
n.   pl. cho·ra·gi also cho·re·gi (-jī')

  1. One who undertook the expense of providing the chorus in ancient Greek drama.

  2. The leader of a group or movement.


[Latin chorāgus, from Greek khorēgos, khorāgos : khoros, chorus; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
cho·rag'ic (-rāj'ĭk) adj.
cho·re·gus   (kə-rē'gəs, -rā'-)   
n.   pl. cho·re·gi (-jī')
Variant of choragus.
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choregus

in ancient Greek theatre, any wealthy Athenian citizen who paid the costs of theatrical productions at festivals during the 4th and 5th centuries BC.

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