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aegis

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"Protective sponsorship"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈiːd͡ʒɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aegisStarts with AEnds with S2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2E3G4I5S

Definitions

  1. kindly endorsement and guidance

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin aegis, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin; shield of Athena”), probably from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“goat”).

Used in a sentence

  • In her right hand Minerva bore a beaming lance, and in her left a buckler, called the Egis. The Egis of Minerva had embossed upon it the head of Medusa.
  • under the aegis
  • The original designs were drawn up under the aegis of Mr. O. V. S. Bulleid, then Chief Mechanical Engineer.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Protective sponsorship5 letters
02Protective backing5 letters

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