auspices

auspices
auspices (n.) plural (and now the usual form) of auspice; 1530s, "observation of birds for the purpose of taking omens," from Fr. auspice (14c.), from L. auspicum "function of an AUSPEX (Cf. auspex)" (q.v.). Meaning "any indication of the future (especially favorable)" is from 1650s; earlier (1630s) in extended sense of "benevolent influence of greater power, influence exerted on behalf of someone or something," originally in expression under the auspices of.

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  • auspices — [ ɔspis ] n. m. pl. • euspices XIV e; lat. auspicium, de avis « oiseau » et spicere « examiner » 1 ♦ Dans l Antiquité romaine, Observation des oiseaux, présage tiré du vol, des mouvements, de l appétit, du chant des oiseaux, etc. ⇒ 2. augure,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • auspices — UK US /ˈɔːspɪsɪz/ noun [plural] FORMAL ● under the auspices of sth Cf. under the auspices of sth …   Financial and business terms

  • AUSPICES — ab Avium inspectione dicti, inde futura praedicebant: Sicut Augures, garritum earum attendebant; quae tamen nomina saepe solent confundi. Fuêre autem Auspiciorum apud Roman. genera tria; Avium inspectio, de caelo observatio et tripudii… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • auspices — I noun abetment, aegis, assistance, auspicium, authority, backing, benign favor, care, charge, countenance, custody, encouragement, favor, favoring influence, fosterage, guardianship, guidance, management, oversight, patronage, protection,… …   Law dictionary

  • auspices — [n] protection; support advocacy, aegis, authority, backing, care, charge, control, countenance, guidance, influence, patronage, sponsorship, supervision; concepts 94,376 …   New thesaurus

  • Auspices — Augure Dans la religion romaine, un augure est un présage à venir de bonne ou moins bonne nouvelles dans le futur, c est un message envoyé par les dieux qui doit être élucidé afin de déterminer une conduite à tenir pour satisfaire la volonté des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • auspices — [[t]ɔ͟ːspɪsɪz[/t]] PHRASE: PHR n If something is done under the auspices of a particular person or organization, or under someone s auspices, it is done with their support and approval. [FORMAL] ...a walk in support of Forests of the World, under …   English dictionary

  • Auspices — Auspice Aus pice, n.; pl. {Auspices}. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • auspices — n. under the auspices of smt. (under the auspices of the mayor s office) * * * [ ɔːspɪsɪs] under the auspicesof smt. (under the auspicesof the mayor s office) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • auspices — aus|pic|es [ˈo:spısız US ˈo: ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: auspice telling the future by watching the behavior of birds, good influence (16 19 centuries), from Latin auspicium, from avis bird + specere to look at ] under the auspices of sb/sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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