AUSPICE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

Protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden.


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