choragus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

chŏrāgus, i, m., = χορηγός,

I he who had the care of the chorus and the supplies necessary for it , the choragus , Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 79; id. Trin. 4, 2, 16; id. Curc. 4, 1, 1.—

II Transf., he who pays the cost of a banquet , Poët. ap. Suet. Aug. 70 Ruhnk.

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