chŏrāgĭum, ii, n., = χορήγιον.
I The place where the chorus was trained and practised , Vitr. 5, 9; Inscr. Orell. 3209.—
II ( = χορηγία; cf. Lidd. and Scott), the preparing and bringing out of a chorus , Plaut. Capt. prol. 61; Ap. Mag. p. 282, 1; cf. Fest. p. 52; in plur., Val. Max. 2, 4, 6.— Hence,
B Transf., of any other splendid preparation or equipment , Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 115: nuptiarum, Ap. Met. 4, 33, 14; funebre, id. ib. 2, 20, 8.—Trop.: gloriae, means of acquiring , Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63.—
III In mechanics, a spring , Vitr. 10, 8, 4.