auspice

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UK/ˈɔːspɪs/US/ˈɔspɪs/cot caught merger/ˈɑspɪs/

noun

Patronage or protection.

“The circle of vultures was not a good auspice.”

Similar
aegis
OriginMiddle French auspice ← Latin auspicium →
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Meanings

nounauspice (plural auspices)

plural auspices

  1. in pluralPatronage or protection.

    This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.

    Synonyms: aegis

  2. An omen or a sign.

    The circle of vultures was not a good auspice.

  3. obsoleteDivination from the actions of birds.
verbauspice (third-person singular simple present auspices, present participle auspicing, simple past and past participle auspiced)

present singular third person auspices · participle present auspicing · participle past auspiced · past auspiced

  1. transitiveTo be patron of; to sponsor.

    The music festival was auspiced by a popular radio station.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPatronage or protection.

Similar
aegis
Also see
foreshadowomen

Origin

  1. Latinauspicium
  2. Middle Frenchauspice
  3. Englishauspice

From Middle French auspice, from Latin auspicium, in turn from auspex.

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Translations

Bulgarian покровителство, знамение
  • покровителство (pokrovitelstvo)patronage
  • знамение (znamenie)omen
  • предзнаменование (predznamenovanie)omen
Catalan auspici
  • auspiciomen
Chinese Cantonese 保護 /保护
  • 保護 /保护 (bou² wu⁶)patronage
Dutch patronage, auspiciën
  • patronagepatronage
  • auspiciënpatronage
  • voortekenomen
  • omenomen
Finnish suojelus, enne
  • suojeluspatronage
  • enneomen
  • ennusmerkkiomen
French auspices, auspice
  • auspicespatronage
  • auspiceomen
Greek αιγίδα
  • αιγίδα (aigída)patronage
Norwegian Bokmål auspisier, auspisier
  • auspisierpatronage
  • auspisieromen
Russian покрови́тельство, проте́кция
  • покрови́тельство (pokrovítelʹstvo)patronage
  • проте́кция (protékcija)patronage
  • предзнаменова́ние (predznamenovánije)omen
Cite this entry
APA

auspice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auspice

MLA

“auspice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auspice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auspice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auspice.

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