choragus

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choragus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Choragus \Cho*ra"gus\, n.; pl. Choragi. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; ?
     chorus + ? to lead.] (Gr. Antiq.)
     A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and
     under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical
     contents at Athens.
     [1913 Webster]

choragus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  choragus
      n 1: (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a
           chorus