AUSPICE
auspice
(noun) a favorable omen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
auspice (plural auspices)
(chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection.
An omen or a sign.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
Hypernyms
• (patronage or protection): support
• (divination from the actions of birds): augury, fortunetelling, divination
Source: Wiktionary
Aus"pice, n.; pl. Auspices (. Etym: [L. auspicium, fr. auspex: cf. F. auspice. See Auspicate, a.]
1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden.
Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices; as, under the auspices of the king.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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