auspices

auspices

English

Noun

auspices

1. plural of auspice

Noun

auspices pl (plural only)

1. Protection or patronage.

   The project took place under the auspices of the local church.

   • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 1000392275, page 169:

     "You are of the old school, Sir Robert, I know; but, still, even you must allow that a fancy fair does good—many a sinking charity has been revived under its auspices, many a principle of care for our humble classes been implanted in the young heart, and—"

Synonyms

• protection
• patronage
• aegis

Hypernyms

• support

Translations

patronage or protection

Dutch: auspiciën (nl) pl German: Schirmherrschaft (de) f, Schutz (de) m, Fittiche (de) m pl, Obhut (de) f, Ägide (de) f Norwegian: Bokmål: auspisier m pl Nynorsk: auspisiar m pl Russian: эги́да (ru) f (egída) Spanish: auspicios (es) m pl Swedish: beskydd (sv)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os.pis/

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Noun

auspices m

1. plural of auspice

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯s.pi.keːs/, [ˈäu̯s̠pɪkeːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯s.pi.t͡ʃes/, [ˈäu̯spit͡ʃes]

Noun

auspicēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of auspex