Defn: A "country" or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
CHOREUS; CHOREE Cho*re"us, Cho*ree" (, n. Etym: [L. choreus, Gr. chorée.] (Anc. Pros.) (a) a trochee. (b) A tribrach.
CHORIAMB
Cho"ri*amb, n.; pl. Choriambs (.
Defn: Same as Choriambus.
CHORIAMBIC
Cho`ri*am"bic, a. Etym: [L. choriambicus, gr.
Defn: Pertaining to a choriamb.
— n.
Defn: A choriamb.
CHORIAMBUS Cho`ri*am"bus, n.; pl. L. Choriambi, E. Choriambuses. Etym: [L. choriambus, Gr. (Anc. Pros.)
Defn: A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- ~ ~ -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united.
CHORIC
Cho"ric, a. Etym: [L. choricus, Gr.