AURI'GA, n. [L. of aurea, orea, a head-stall, a bridle, and rego, to govern or manage.]
Literally, the director of a car, or wagon.
1. In astronomy, the wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, consisting of 23 stars, according to Tycho; 40, according to Hevelius; and 68, in the British catalogue.
2. The fourth lobe of the liver; also a bandage for the sides.
