01 n. The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.
pl.
Corypheuses, Coryphei ((-ĕz))
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The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.(Gr. Antiq.)“That noted corypheus [Dr. John Owen] of the Independent faction.” — South.