choragus noun. [kɒ'reɪgǝs] Also choregus. Pl. -gi [-gʌɪ, -gi:]. E17.
[Latin from Greek khoragos, -ēgos, from khoros CHORUS noun + agein to lead.]
1. A functionary at Oxford University orig. appointed to supervise the practice of music. E17.
2. Chiefly Greek History. The leader of a chorus, or of any group; spec. at Athens, a person who defrayed the cost of bringing out a chorus. E17.

■ choragic [-'radʒɪk, -'reɪdʒɪk] adjective of or pertaining to a choragus M18.

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