auspices : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: auspices	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auspices n kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" Synonym(s): auspices, protection, aegis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 indication as to the future. 2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. --Dryden. Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices; as, under the auspices of the king.