choragus

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

choragus

Synonymes

choirmaster

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin chorāgus, from Ancient Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), Doric form of χορηγός (khorēgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).