choragus

choragus [kuh-rey-guh s, koh-, kaw-] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural cho·ra·gi [kuh-rey-jahy, koh-, kaw-] /kəˈreɪ dʒaɪ, koʊ-, kɔ-/, cho·ra·gus·es.

1. (in ancient Greece)
   1. the leader of a dramatic chorus.
   2. a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.
2. any conductor of an entertainment or festival.

Also choregus. Origin of choragus 1620–30; Latin Greek chorāgós, dialectal variant of chorēgós, equivalent to chor(ós) chorus + -ēgos, combining form of ágein to leadRelated formscho·rag·ic [kuh-raj-ik, -rey-jik] /kəˈrædʒ ɪk, -ˈreɪ dʒɪk/, adjective Examples from the Web for choragus Historical Examples of choragus

Rather gain one prize from the Choragus than ten from the Gymnasiarch.

Philothea

Lydia Maria Child

I would rather gain one prize from the Choragus, than ten from the Gymnasiarch.

Philothea

Lydia Maria Child

It consists of eighteen singers, with a leader styled the Choragus.

Glimpses of Three Coasts

Helen Hunt Jackson

He was the choragus, explaining to us what was to happen in the play.

The Lightning Conductor

C. N. Williamson

Then to the accompaniment of the choragus’ explanation a mechanical snake appeared in the branches with an apple in its mouth.

The Lightning Conductor

C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for choragus choragus noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ) or -guses

1. (in ancient Greek drama)
   1. the leader of a chorus
   2. a sponsor of a chorus
2. a conductor of a festival

Derived Formschoragic (kɔːˈrædʒɪk, -ˈreɪ-), adjectiveWord Origin for choragus C17: from Latin, from Greek khoragos, from khoros chorus + agein to lead