AUSPEX


Meaning of AUSPEX in English

/aw"speks/ , n. , pl. auspices /aw"speuh seez'/ .

an augur of ancient Rome.

[ 1590-1600; au-, base of avis bird + -spex watcher ( spec-, s. of specere to look at) + -s nom. sing. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .