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egis

[ee-jis]

noun

aegis.

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aegis or sometimes (US) egis (ˈiːdʒɪs)

—n
1.	sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)
2.	Greek myth the shield of Zeus, often represented in art as a goatskin

[C18: from Latin, from Greek aigis shield of Zeus, perhaps related to aig-, stem of aix goat]

egis or sometimes (US) egis

—n

[C18: from Latin, from Greek aigis shield of Zeus, perhaps related to aig-, stem of aix goat]

egis (ˈiːdʒɪs)

—n
	a rare spelling of aegis

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