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aegis
/ˈiːd͡ʒɪs/
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What does aegis mean?
noun
- A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
- (figuratively) Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
proper noun
- Acronym of Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science.
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These Officers are not living under the aegis of the Army, however.
New communities and States are seeking protection under its aegis, and multitudes from the Old World are flocking to our shores to participate in its blessings.
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Had I my way, I would mark out a circle of a hundred miles in diameter, and throw around it the protecting aegis of the constitution.
But it never has been understood that the extension of property was effected then, as it is to-day, under the aegis of the law, and by virtue of the constitution.
Under the mighty aegis of the woman who bears and rears offspring and in other directions labours greatly and actively for her race, creeps in gradually and unnoticed the woman who does none of these things.