The practice or obligation of a choragus to finance and direct a dramatic chorus in ancient Athenian theater.
From choragus + -y (forming abstract nouns), describing the system or institution of chorus sponsorship as a civic duty.
Choragy was one of those clever systems where a city got free entertainment because wealthy citizens were legally required to pay for it—essentially ancient taxation but for cultural purposes instead of roads.
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