aegis

First recorded in 1425–1475; late Middle English, from Latin, from Greek aigís “shield of Zeus or Athena,” probably from aig- (stem of aíx “goat”) + -is noun suffix, from a type of cloak or shield made of goatskin

Words nearby aegis

Aegean Sea, Aegeus, Aegina, Aegir, aegirite, aegis, Aegisthus, Aegium, Aegospotami, aegrotat, Aegyptopithecus

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How to use aegis in a sentence

He was a staunch Cold Warrior, and under his aegis, the Pentagon developed the first peacetime standing military in American history.
What America's Plutocrats Today Should Learn From Past Generations|Zachary Karabell|June 9, 2021|Time
Not every advice giver works under the aegis of an organization.
Sex, Suicide, and Homework: The Secret World of the Telephone Hotline|Tim Teeman|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Greenwald did come here under the aegis of [Dotcom],” says John Armstrong, political columnist for The New Zealand Herald.
Greenwald, Assange, and Snowden Join Forces with Kim Dotcom in New Zealand Election|Lennox Samuels|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The biggest naval export program is the Aegis fire control system.
Why the World’s Armies Don’t Want U.S. Tech Anymore|Bill Sweetman|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Tokyo also sent one of its Aegis destroyers to the Sea of Japan on April 3.
Japan Prepares to Shoot North Korean Missiles Out of the Sky|Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under the aegis of the World Trade Organization, companies could feel secure that they could sell their goods all over the globe.
The New Co-op Capitalism|Noreena Hertz|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Further, great mystery shrouds the particulars of their overthrow when the aegis of the Roman authority was withdrawn.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
Ought you not to be in a home of your own with your mother, who loves you well enough to protect you with her aegis?
Parisians in the Country|Honore de Balzac
He had never contemplated the possession of power except under the aegis of some commanding chief.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
She was like as if she would array a battle, with a spear in her hand, and a golden helmet, and the aegis about her shoulders.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
The demonstration of 30th March and 6th April could have been held under any other aegis us under that of Satyagrah.
Freedom's Battle|Mahatma Gandhi

British Dictionary definitions for aegis

aegis

sometimes US egis

/ (ˈiːdʒɪs) /

noun

sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)

Greek myth the shield of Zeus, often represented in art as a goatskin

Word Origin for aegis

C18: from Latin, from Greek aigis shield of Zeus, perhaps related to aig-, stem of aix goat

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