Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aegis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
AEgis \[AE]"gis\, n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. ? a goat skin, a shield,
? goat, or fr. ? to rush.]
A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the
shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A
shield; a protection.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aegis
n 1: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {auspices},
{protection}]
2: armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a
cuirass [syn: {breastplate}, {egis}]
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