choragus
choragus noun: a chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
Noun
choragus (plural choragi)
- A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
- […] no less a person than Themistocles had, as choragus, defrayed the special cost of the performance.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “III. The Persians”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 75
Forms of choragus
| plural | choragi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | choregus |
| alternative form | choregos |
Origin of choragus
Borrowed from Latin chorāgus, from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós).
Words formed from choragus
Questions about choragus
- What does choragus mean?
- Choragus means a chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.
- What part of speech is choragus?
- Choragus is a noun.
- What is the plural of choragus?
- The plural of choragus is choragi.
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