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- Dictionaryaegis/ˈiːdʒɪs/
noun
- 1. the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization: "the negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN"
- 2. (in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athene (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.
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/ˈiʤəs/ IPA guide. Other forms: aegises. To be under the aegis of an organization is to be sponsored or protected by them. For instance, you were under the aegis of the Peace Corps when you were living in Swaziland. The noun aegis comes from the Greek word Aigis, which was the name of Zeus’s shield.
noun. Protection. A child whose welfare is now under the aegis of the courts. American Heritage. A shield borne by Zeus and, later, by his daughter Athena and occasionally by Apollo. Webster's New World. Sponsorship; patronage. A concert held under the aegis of the parents' association. American Heritage. A protection. Webster's New World.
aegis noun. A mythological shield associated with Zeus and Athena shown as a short cloak consisting of a goatskin. The aegis of Athena is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. The aegis is more an emblem of protection and power than an actual military shield. aegis noun.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, ‘aegis’ means “protection” or “patronage.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘aegis’ as “the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.”
The aegis is more an emblem of protection and power than an actual military shield. noun Protection, guidance. Usually used as ‘under the aegis’ because of its origin as protection of the shield of Athena .
ae•gis. Pronunciation: (ē'jis), [key] — n. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon. protection; support: under the imperial aegis. sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.
'Aegis' means the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization, often used in formal contexts. It also has roots in Greek mythology, where it referred to the shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty associated with Zeus and Athena.
The definition of aegis in the dictionary is sponsorship or protection; auspices. Other definition of aegis is the shield of Zeus, often represented in art as a goatskin. WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AEGIS. burgess. ˈbɜːdʒɪs. comburgess.
Noun. aegis ( pl. aegises or aegides) A mythological shield associated with Zeus and Athena shown as a short cloak consisting of a goatskin. The aegis of Athena is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. The aegis is more an emblem of protection and power than an actual military shield. Protection, guidance.
1. The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization. 2. (In classical art and mythology) An attribute of Zeus and Athena (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield. Examples of Aegis in a sentence. " The humanitarian efforts were done under the aegis of the United Nations.
