AUSPICE


Meaning of AUSPICE in English

n. 1 (in pl.) patronage ( esp. under the auspices of). 2 a forecast.

[ orig. 'observation of bird-flight in divination': F auspice or L auspicium f. auspex observer of birds f. avis bird ]

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