Aegis

What do we mean by aegis?

Protection. noun

Sponsorship; patronage. noun

Guidance, direction, or control. noun

The goatskin shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena. Athena's shield carried at its center the head of Medusa. noun

A mythological shield associated with Zeus and Athena shown as a short cloak consisting of a goatskin. The aegis of Athena is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. The aegis is more an emblem of protection and power than an actual military shield. noun

Protection, guidance. Usually used as ‘under the aegis’ because of its origin as protection of the shield of Athena. noun

Endorsement. noun

Sponsorship. noun

A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.

Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.

Words that are spelled similarly to aegis:
aegis, regis, egis, aegir, agis, aeris, legis, angis, aetis, hegis, aeis, algis.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word aegis:
tenebrous, ballistic, athena, missile, zeus, mauritius, cruiser, destroyer, delhi, shri, radar, combat, handball, genocide, ashore, plc, unesco, ministry, warfare, capability, weapon, defense, guided, uss, vii, shield, trust, tracking, affiliated, array, governing, system, defence, educational, resource, organisation, ltd, federation, navy, equipped.

Words that rhyme with aegis:
egregious, prestigious, regis, tejas, besiege us.

Adjectives that are often used to describe aegis:
own, british, general, american, protective, broad, direct, official, soviet, french, joint, imperial, russian, benevolent, political, tasselled, overall, royal, military, administrative, colonial, black, golden, german, impenetrable, divine, japanese, federal, communist, sacred, personal, terrible, governmental, medical, roman, powerful, spiritual, christian, benign, very, private, papal, double, institutional, dark, deadly, western, formal, nominal, prussian, democratic, exclusive, ideological, sole, scaly, corporate, liberal, awful, mighty, republican, chinese, organizational, beneficent, non, tasseled, formidable, tolerant, authoritarian, noble, enlightened, theoretical, intellectual, respectable, dreaded, stern, dreadful, doubtful, conservative, italian, broader, masonic, spanish.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective aegis:
bearer, holder, orb, shield, changes, fold, son, bearing, people, spread, brazil, tags, france, lord.

Consonant match to aegis:
adjusts, hedge us, urge us.

Words that sound like aegis:
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